Allied Health Administration Board inaugurated in Accra

By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey, RNG

Accra, June 15, GNA – A Government of 11 Members
board of directors for the Allied Health Council was inaugurated Friday in Accra
supervise the regulation of the education, training and practice of the paramedical sector
profession.

The board, composed of experienced people
health workers, should determine in the next 18 months the scope of
of practice for the paramedical professions and provide an effective tool
Regulatory system for badimilated workers, whose work had a direct impact
Public.

Chaired by Professor Augustine Kwame Kyere,
the other members of the council are; Dr. Samuel Yaw Opoku and Dr. Gaetan Charles
Adangabey.

The others are; Dr. Prince Sadoke Amuzu, Dr.
Samuel Kyei, Dr. Matilda Asante and Mr. Ofori-Amoah Justice. Dr. Ernest Asiedu,
Ms. Anna Pearl Akiwumi Siriboe, Mr. Richard Asamoa-Mensah and Ms. Justina Owusu
Banahene.

Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Minister for
Health, who inaugurated the board of directors asked them to identify and badyze
challenges faced by allied health professionals and submit proposals
would address them for consideration.

He encouraged the council to work hard for
erase the negative perception of the health profession.

Professor Augustine Kwame Kyere, President of
the council, thanked the minister for listening to their call to put the council into
in law.

He promised that the newly formed council
would do its best to justify their applications and correct any anomalies in the
paramedical, which represents about 60% of the country's population.
personal health.

Dr. Ignatius Awinibuno, President of
Ghana Allied Health Federation, instructed the council to hasten
compensate for every 29 months allied health training institutes and
the professionals operated without board.

"The board is supposed to solve the problems
such as corporate governance breaches and know how the expenses were
approved previously, when they did not have any advice, "he said.

He said that allied health professionals were
looking up to the council to resolve the quackery issue, which permeated
everywhere to prevent unqualified people from entering health facilities and
protect society

He also asked the council to control and arrest
the rise of mushroom training schools and health substandard for
restore public confidence in the profession.

GNA