The Health Minister was accompanied by Professor Nsiah Asare, Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), MCE of the Ga-West Municipal Assembly, Clement Wilkinson and other Directors from the Ministry in Accra.
The 30 bed Poly Clinic has an Administration block, pharmacy, operation theatre, delivery room, standard ward, Paediatric ward, obseteric ward, matanity ward, laundry and a morgue.
In an interview with peace news, Hon. Kwaku Agyemang manu said this was part of the 5 polyclinics the president promised to deliver to bring quality health care to the doorsteps of the people nationwide and achieve the universal health coverage.
Hon. Kwaku Agyeman Manu, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dormaa Central, in the Brong Ahafo region urged urged health workers, who would be posted to the new Poly Clinic to ensure zero tolerance of maternal mortality at the facility and urged the residents to register for the national health insurance card so that they can get better medical care when they are ill.
He called on the Youth to desist from taking tramadol, and wee smoking as well as excessive cigarette smoking, which can be harmful to their lives opinion leaders to hold constant interaction with the youth about the dangers of hard drugs.
The Director General of Ghana health service, Dr. Nsiah-Asare expressed concern about the increasing number of teenage pregnancy cases in the rural and urban areas and asked nurses and other health workers to educate the youth to abstain from premarital sex.
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