But for several days, he (the administrator) used it secretly to carry blocks, iron rods, sand and other building materials for the construction of his house. The loaded truck was spotted a number of times driven towards Zuarungu, about 8 kilometres away, emptied and returned to the premises of the regional hospital. Photo: Edward AdetiAuthorities at the hospital, when contacted, confirmed the administrator used the truck wrongly and claimed that they had put a stop to the misuse. Regional hospital faces public remandOnly last week, the Upper East Regional Health Directorate claimed that five vehicles- including one car, one Mitsubishi Pajero, one V8 and two pickups - had disappeared from the directorate’s central pool. Public complaints are also rife that customer relations are poor at the regional hospital, even with patients’ confidential medical records said to be loosely finding their way into unauthorised hands outside the hospital premises.

Source: GhanaWeb September 06, 2016 08:26 UTC