Member of Parliament (MP) for the Nabdam Constituency, Dr. Mark Kurt Nawaane, has responded to the controversial question asked by the Presidential Flag bearer hopeful for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kennedy Ohene Agyapong regarding the contribution of the Upper East Members of Parliament to the ongoing dialysis project at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital. Apexnewsgh report
When an appeal was made through A1 radio to Mr. Kennedy Agyapong to donate to the ongoing dialysis project at Bolgatanga Regional Hospital. He responded by expressing his willingness to contribute but mentioned the need to assess his available resources. He explained that he is currently building a dialysis center and cardio center worth six million dollars ($6 million) at the 37 Military Hospital, along with training doctors. He had sent them to India for training, insisting that the delay in the project was due to his campaign commitments.
Mr. Agyapong further challenged Members of Parliament from the Upper East Region by questioning how much they have contributed since the launch of the dialysis project.
Meanwhile, responding to the NPP Presidential hopeful, Dr. Nawaane said, he has not received any letter in line with the dialysis project and also has no knowledge about ongoing individual contributions.
According to him, Mr. Agyapong should have concentrated on his campaign message to his delegates and left MPs in the region alone.
According to Dr. Nawaane, the issue initially was even where to place the dialysis machine, of which the NDC government has a building at the hospital that was about 85 percent completed using the Saudi fund.
Stressing that, it has taken the government of the NPP 5 to 6 years for them to let that building to be completed. It is now that the space has come for them to actually get where to locate that dialysis unit.
Dr. Nawaane further mentioned that the MPs from the Upper East Region depend a lot on their common fund which is very scanty for them to use establish a dialysis machine.
“He is a Member of Parliament and the resources MPs have is not….if you asked to contribute as individuals, well, that one i can’t speak for anybody but I have not received any letter to that effect and I don’t even know that individuals are contributing to anything. All I know is that there is a private initiative trying to provide dialysis in the Upper East Region”.
“I don’t have any letter; I don’t know the ownership structure of the dialysis. Remember, for example, Korlu-bu has a dialysis unit but even the funds to operate it, is a problem. So, they are currently not operating outpatient department clients, only the inpatients are being taken care of.”
Meanwhile, Dr. Mark Kurt Nawaane, spoke in an exclusively interview with an award winning journalist Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen of Apexnewsgh.com on Thursday October 19, 2023.
However, concrete information gathered by this platform has it that, Dr. Emmanuel Akatibo the Doctor who happens to be the brain behind the dialysis project in the region, has already sent a written proposal to most of the MPs including the leadership of the Upper East Caucus in Parliament for their support.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana
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