The Tempane District Assembly led by the District Chief Executive (DCE) Issaka Anabida has inaugurated District Health Committee (DHC).
According to the constitutional mandate; the Ghana Health Service and the Teaching Hospital act of 1996, Act 525 requires the establishment of the District Health Committees whose duties are mostly to advise the District Director of Health Service in the performance of his duties in the district and shall perform such functions of the Council in the district as the Council may assign to it.
Meanwhile, during the inaugural ceremony, the DCE charged the committee to be focused on their mandated responsibility.
“I want to charge all members of the committee to put aside every other personal interest and focus on the collective health interest of the people of this District”. He charged
According to Mr. Anabida, he followed the health sector performance with keen interest and the last time he checked, the current performance they are enjoying at the end of 3rd quarter 2021, the Tempane district was placed 1st.
“I want to task this committee to ensure that, we don’t as slip down as a district, let every one of us here show commitment to ensuring quality healthcare is delivered in this district” He stressed
The Upper East Regional Health Director Dr. Emmanuel Kofi Dzotsi who was present at the inaugural ceremony could not hide his excitement.
According to him, the occasion made his day the happiest one since the year began because he was always wondering how the inaugural ceremony will be done for the first time in the history of Tempane District.
He, however, admonished the committee to do their best to serve the people and forward any issue beyond their control to the Regional Directorate.
He extended his appreciation to the DCE for his commitment to the health sector since he assumed office.
The District Health Director Cosmos Minyila on his address heaped praises to the DCE for always availing himself to support the directorate whenever he’s called upon.
He also used the occasion to announce that Tempane is 3rd in the region when it comes to Covid-19 public vaccination. He reported that the District had a few people infected with Covid-19 but they’ve all passed out and doing well.
He charged his colleagues in the committee to put up their best for the District.
The Regional Health Committee Chairperson Moriama Gumah swore the members into the office and pledged his readiness to work with them to the benefit of the people of Tempane district.
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