The government stated that the Finance Ministry has authorized GH4 million to help discharge the outstanding debt of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s renal section.
Due to debt, the renal unit’s outpatient section was closed in May 2023, resulting in the deaths of 19 patients.
Other patients who rely on dialysis services were also inconvenienced by the shutdown, requiring them to seek treatment elsewhere at a higher expense.
Despite the fact that the facility has now reopened, Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu informed Parliament on Thursday that the Ministry of Health had engaged the Ministry of Finance and obtained consent for GH4 million to cover the unit’s debt.
“The Ministry of Health has since requested the Ministry of Finance to settle the total indebtedness of GH¢4 million and the good news is that the Minister of Finance has just approved the disbursement of this GH¢4 million to support our patients in Korle-Bu,” Manu was quoted as saying.
