'I don't care' attitude in health facilities unacceptable - Health NGOs President

The President of the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) successful Health, Bright Amissah Nyarko, has condemned the behaviour of immoderate healthcare workers successful Ghana's wellness facilities.

He emphasised that galore of these workers person adopted an "I don't care" attitude.

Nyarko expressed disappointment implicit the deficiency of empathy and professionalism exhibited by immoderate healthcare providers, which tin discourage patients from seeking aesculapian care.

"The 'I don’t care' cognition successful our wellness facilities is excessively much," helium stated portion speaking astatine Media General’s Health Forum, themed "State and Future of Health Facilities: Reimagining Healthcare successful Ghana," held connected May 7, 2025.

He stressed the request for healthcare workers to follow a much patient-centered approach, prioritising empathy, respect, and compassion successful their interactions with patients.

Additionally, Nyarko called connected work bearers to absorption connected expanding Community Health Planning Service (CHPS) Compounds and territory hospitals.

He noted that the existent CHPS compounds and territory hospitals are nether important unit owed to diligent numbers exceeding their capacities.

"A batch of absorption and resources should beryllium invested successful our CHPS Compounds and District hospitals. The bulk of radical who trust connected these facilities outweigh the disposable resources," helium added.

Nyarko's concerns item the necessity for healthcare facilities to prioritize diligent attraction and dignity.

In a related statement, the President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, lamented the mediocre conditions of wellness facilities successful the country.

While recognising that institutions similar the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) are successful amended shape, she questioned wherefore galore wellness facilities person been neglected by successive governments, according to 3news.

She asserted that galore governments person made small effort to amended wellness installation conditions passim the country.

Ofori-Ampofo pointed retired that wellness infrastructure, instrumentality for professionals, and drainage systems successful hospitals are often inadequate, making it hard for wellness professionals to consciousness comfy moving successful these facilities.

"When you instrumentality wellness facilities, erstwhile you determination from the capitals, the regions, and spell to the districts, and past determination little down to the wellness centre CHPS compounds, these facilities are really not successful the champion of shape. Even with immoderate of those facilities wrong our capitals, the determination hospitals and the teaching hospitals, it is not successful the champion shape," she stated.

According to her, wellness facilities crossed the state bash not person capable backing from the authorities and alternatively trust connected internally generated funds.

This reliance has hindered the betterment of healthcare facilities nationwide.

"As we talk now, each our wellness facilities trust connected internally generated funds (IGF), which is wherefore helium was showing the stats you saw that OPD services up to astir 99% request to beryllium paid for," she added.

She urged the authorities to wage person attraction to these wellness facilities and supply the indispensable resources for improvement.

When patients consciousness valued and respected, they are much apt to spot their healthcare providers and adhere to attraction plans, yet starring to amended wellness outcomes.

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