Dr. Ekow Otoo, a Deputy Bono Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in-charge of Public Health on Thursday appealed for strict adherence to the COVID-19 safety protocols among the general public.
He said that would greatly help to curb the increasing rate of COVID-19 cases being recorded in the region.
Improper compliance with the health and safety protocols, he observed had become the major challenge in fighting the menace and therefore appealed to the public to protect themselves and others from being infected.
Dr. Otoo made the appeal at a Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee (RPHEMC) meeting in Sunyani, stating that lack of isolation and case holding centres at the districts had also become a worrying trend since most of the districts were not prepared adequately for the pandemic.
Local assemblies must show resolve to part with malaria funds 18th Dec 2020 | Source: GNA
Mr Amin Abdul Muntalib, Health Director for the Krachi East Municipality, has called on local assemblies to commit to the fight against malaria by prioritising the release of allocated funds.
He said although the assembly responded to requests for malaria support, he was unsure whether or not it was being drawn from the malaria allocation.
Mr Muntalib, who made the call at a policy meeting on malaria held at Dambai, said there was poor coordination towards managing the 0.5 percent of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) set aside for malaria programming.
DACF Secretariat to deduct 0.5 malaria fund at source 18th Dec 2020 | Source: GNA
The People for Health project, has called on the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) Secretariat to deduct the 0.5 percent of the malaria fund at source to ensure its efficient use.
It said the current system, where the funds were transferred as part of the assemblies’ resources did not encourage the assemblies to comply with the directives of setting aside the 0.5 per cent for malaria programmes.
It urged the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to open separate bank accounts for the fund while the National Malaria Control Programme provided guidelines for the utilization of the fund.