Richard Ahiagbah, the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has endorsed Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the party’s flagbearer, to middle-class Ghanaians, professionals, and the business sector—individuals whose electoral choices extend beyond mere party affiliation.
Ahiagbah asserts that his recent personal encounters with Ghana’s healthcare system have led him to believe that the vision outlined in Dr. Bawumia’s 2024 NPP manifesto will significantly improve healthcare outcomes for all Ghanaians.
He highlighted the Agenda 111 initiative, which aims to ensure that every district is equipped with a hospital.
Recruiting additional doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals with improved conditions of service; Finalizing the digitization of public healthcare institutions under the E-health project; Expanding telehealth services; Establishing two additional medical drone delivery sites at Funsi and Kintampo to broaden drone coverage; Ensuring the interoperability of the National Electronic Pharmacy Platform (NEPP) with both public and private healthcare facilities; Providing incentives for healthcare workers to purchase a vehicle with an engine capacity of up to 1,800cc and Enforcing compliance with the existing deprived area incentive package for health workers,” he further cited these initiatives to support his point.
I am confident that increasing the number of hospitals and equipping them adequately will directly improve healthcare outcomes for Ghanaians across all districts, thereby alleviating the pressure on tertiary hospitals such as Komfo Anokye. Central to Dr. Bawumia’s vision is the recruitment and motivation of health sector workers, as highlighted in points 7 and 8 above. This approach will help stem the exodus of healthcare workers, increase staff capacity, and inevitably lead to higher quality care and better outcomes for all Ghanaians.
In light of these factors, he strongly encouraged all professionals in the health sector to support Dr. Bawumia in the forthcoming election scheduled for December 7, 2024.
