A footage of reported ongoing maintenance works at one of the health facilities
Some Ghanaian netizens have strongly criticised certain Chief Executive Officers and management members of public hospitals in the country for their apparent inactions in addressing challenges facing the facilities under their supervision.
The criticisms follow the circulation of video footages on social media, particularly on X, showing some health facilities undertaking maintenance activities believed to have been prompted by ongoing unannounced visits from the Minister of Health.
One such instance is a video purported to be of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, where some young men are seen painting parts of the facility, reportedly in anticipation of the minister’s visit.
The video has sparked discussions among netizens, who have questioned why the management of these health facilities failed to take action until a similar unannounced visit to the Tamale Teaching Hospital led to the dismissal of its CEO due to poor facility management.
These netizens have, therefore, urged the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to continue his unannounced visits, which they believe will expose issues within these facilities and compel their managements to take decisive actions to address any challenges.
Read some of the posts below;
Some health facilities have started painting the wards, fixing washrooms etc.
So you could do all these things but just left them until now?The hospital visitations should continue o, Honorable Health Minister. We’re seeing results.
— Dr. George (@GeorgeAnagli) April 24, 2025
In anticipation of the visit by the Health Minister, managers of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital are painting the facility.
— Kwaku 🇬🇭 (@kwaku_rafiki) April 24, 2025
Next stop. Komfo Anokye. They should start at Emergency https://t.co/oNR22GkBag
— 3.142 (@lips_pi) April 24, 2025
If this is true then management needs to be fired ASAP https://t.co/FVzYNfDfWv
— Ɔdɔ Bernie 💕 (@BKabutey) April 24, 2025
Whitewash will not be enough to cover the canker there https://t.co/7bBZ2hC3OX
— Swanzy 🇬🇭 (@Swan_zy) April 24, 2025
😹😹😹 you see why management bodies of government institutions must be up and doing
It goes both ways and then it makes one side look bad as if people were not put in charge of the facility
RESET EVERYTHING https://t.co/x5SW9jF5ZK
— Double E.kT🗿 (@Lero_LR) April 24, 2025
So some of you CEOs knew you had to paint the hospitals, do renovations and maintenance yet you were sitting there? Aden na settings yɛ mo dɛ saaa?
— Chips Wura❤️ (@akosua_amoabea) April 24, 2025
CEOs massively fixing Hospitals in preparedness for a Surprise Visit 😅 pic.twitter.com/wsvaAhhXfL
— NDC ZONGO (@NDCZONGO) April 24, 2025
Public Hospital CEOs do better.
Thank you🙏🏽
— Chips Wura❤️ (@akosua_amoabea) April 24, 2025
The unannounced visits diɛ, it has to be regular. Sack all CEOs who aren’t doing their job https://t.co/dKGsZQFm6G
— Mr T.I 🇬🇭 (@izake_tetteh) April 24, 2025
GNPC built a modern lavatory at the Tamale Teaching Hospital but has been under locks because “management” claim they have a water problem.
The IGF cannot provide water tanker services?
All public health facilities must be managed by Professional Administrators not doctors.
— K. Baffour® (@LouieXiii131) April 24, 2025
MAG/AE
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