Health News of Monday, 6 November 2017Source: citifmonline.comUG Medical Centre hasn’t been handed over to us – Health MinistryThe 597-bed capacity was started in 2012 at a cost of $217 millionThe Health Ministry has disclosed that the despite the completion of the first phase of the 597-bed capacity University of Ghana Medical Centre, it has not been operational because the facility has not been officially handed over to the Ministry. The facility has not been operational since its completion in November 2016, however, there are reports of disagreements over the legitimate manager of the facility – whether it should be managed by the Health Ministry or the University of Ghana. Health Ministry’s contradictory clarificationMeanwhile, speaking to the issue on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, the Head of Communications at the Health Ministry, Robert Cudjoe gave contradictory comments on the main cause of the delay in making the facility functional. Whereas he rejected claims of a standoff between the Health Ministry and the University of Ghana, Mr. Cudjoe later alluded to that fact following intense probe by show host, Bernard Koku Avle. But when probed further, Mr. Cudjoe said: “go to Legon and ask whether it [the Medical Centre] has been handed over to the Ministry.

Source: GhanaWeb November 06, 2017 09:45 UTC