V/R: A Surgeon and two Critical Care staff test positive for Covid19 at Ho Teaching Hospital
Fear swallows health workers at the Ho regional hospital as 3 staff of the hospital tests positive for the SARS Cov2 virus
The region recorded its first case of COVID-19 on April 12, 2020 and since then, the number of cases has increased drastically and no one knows where it is heading
The health officials say they have been complaining of lack of PPEs, isolation space and the poor conditions the hospital is left in but all to no avail
Since the first case was confirmed in the region, the Ho Teaching Hospital has been overwhelmed with the cases, like other medical facilities in the country. At the triage area where suspected cases are kept when the relatively small isolation ward is full, patients are reportedly left in the open and at the mercy of the weather.
The PRO of the hospital Amos Jah who could neither confirm nor deny the report said, “health workers all over the country are always exposed in their line of duty. And even if the story is true, this is not the first time such a thing is happening. This isn’t topical to report. Our focus now is dealing with Stigma. Because the case count has been increasing nationally.”
“As for the PPEs, no health facility in Ghana has enough. This is simply because majority of the PPEs are disposable so they get exhausted through the usage but we keep procuring more. What Central government provides arrive late but even, they get used especially the coveralls, gloves, surgical masks, N95, etc”.
For the facility, government has also supplied the fabric nose masks to all health workers. We have also through research, supplied high-quality fabric masks to all staff to wear at all times so that their safety is not compromised. So please don’t get it twisted. Those who treat/triage (isolation and treatment centre) suspected cases don’t do that with fabric masks. They use the appropriate clothing,” Mr Jah said.
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