Central Medical Stores; Gutted By Fire In 2015 To Be Reconstructed — Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has announced at a sod-cutting ceremony that the Central Medical Stores gutted by fire in 2015 would be reconstructed.

“We have also aligned the construction and equipping of some hospitals before the end of the year. The sub-regional hospital in Tema, the reconstruction of the central medical stores, construction and equipping of Shama district hospitals, construction and equipping of trauma hospitals in Anyinam and Obuasi. Refurbishment and equipping of Ngleshie and Obuasi hospitals again”, he said.

The Central Medical Stores earlier sited at Tema and contained every conceivable drug imported into the country before onward distribution to the various regions was razed by fire on January 13, 2015.

Ghana’s stock of medical supplies that were lost after the fire was estimated at GHc237 million.

The Global Fund later forgave Ghana after its $27 million worth of medical supplies it gave Ghana was lost in the central medical stores’ fire.

Speaking at the Meet the Press Series in Accra on May 2019, the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang Manu said the Global Fund had pardoned the country after it was discovered that health commodities worth $27 million belonging to them were affected.

Per the agreement, Ghana had to refund the amount but the Minister said the donors knowing very well that Ghana does not have the financial strength to pay back the money had decided to let it go.

Source: GhanaFeed.com