John Mahamma the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the NDC administration led by him will build a ‘hospital ship’ named ‘Onipa nua’ if elected into office in 2021.
The former president said “as part of the party’s plan to improve health care and provide easy access to quality and efficient health services to Ghanaian’s, We will build a new ‘Onipa Nua’ Hospital Ship and deploy it to provide medical services to the inaccessible riverine and fishing communities on the inland Volta waterways,” Mahama said this during his Facebook Live series interactions on his Facebook page.
He blamed the Akufo-Addo administration for failing to make good use of the ‘Onuado’ Mobile Vans his administration procured for Ghanaian’s in 2014.the specialized vans were designed for general medicine, ophthalmology, dentistry and audiology assessment and were meant to bridge the gap between urban and rural healthcare. They were to serve some 46 districts across the country.
He sorrowfully said “these vans have been abandoned at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital ever since the NDC left power. We intend to rehabilitate and expand the number of mobile clinics and make them available in all the 16 regions of the country. This will help to take healthcare to the doorsteps of all our people, even in the remotest parts of our country.”
The former president said the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has shown that a strong health care system is vital for any country, and added that the provision of modern, well-equipped health facilities with motivated staff will make it easier for every Ghanaian to have access quality healthcare and his party intends to deliver that to the average Ghanaian.
The NDC promised has promised Ghanaian’s for a better Ghana to be called our Home, And we will do just that when voted into power.
