The Awutu Senya East Municipal Health Directorate has expressed serious concern over a growing shortage of health professionals and critical infrastructure gaps hindering effective healthcare delivery in the municipality.
Municipal Health Director, Dr. Stanley Kweku Yaidoo, disclosed that the municipality is in urgent need of key specialists, including gynaecologists, internal medicine physicians, general surgeons, and family physicians. Currently, the entire municipality has only one gynaecologist, although every hospital is expected to have at least four specialists across these essential disciplines.
Speaking to Atinka News, Dr. Yaidoo acknowledged that while government interventions are ongoing—such as the construction of a new paediatric ward and additional CHPS compounds—major infrastructural gaps persist. He revealed that the Mother and Child Hospital lacks both male and female wards, and the Kasoa Polyclinic, which records a high number of daily deliveries, is without a theatre to handle emergency procedures.
Dr. Yaidoo appealed to the Minister of Health for swift intervention to help address the pressing challenges and ensure improved healthcare delivery for residents of the municipality.
By Samuel Nyamekye Jnr
