Korle Bu will not be stopped; we have an agreement with HeFRA – Dr. Okoe Boye

Health News Saturday, January 26, 2019

Source: citinewsroom.com

2019-01-26

Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, chairman of the board of Korle-Bu University Hospital, said the first university hospital was not being shut down for failing to comply with the school's directive. Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) on the acquisition of licenses.

His comments follow reports that the Korle Bu University Hospital was likely to be closed by March 31, 2019 by HeFRA for operating without a valid license.

Dr. Okoe Boye, also from Ledzokuku, told Citi News that the hospital has an agreement with HeFRA.

"I did my checks with the chairman of the board and the clerk [of HeFRA], and they said it was not the impression they had created, but a reporter estimated that Korle Bu would be closed after March 31. "

He noted that the Komfo Anokye University Hospital and the Accra Regional Hospital were among the outstanding unlicensed health facilities of the HeFRA.

"The communication was that, ideally, if we applied the law to all facilities, all government facilities, including Korle Bu, would be closed. Of course, that would not happen.

The MP also explained that granting a license to a large hospital like Korle Bu was a more difficult task than in a small private institution.

The certificates of all doctors and nurses must be made available, among other things, before a permit is granted by HeFRA.

"Do not forget that we have more than 7,000 workers in Korle Bu. The physician population is no less than 2,000 people. The nurses are around 3,000. So, to get this list, the approach can not be as a private facility that respects a deadline within a quarter. "

Unlike private institutions, he also stated that there was no strict deadline for institutions such as Korle Bu to obtain a license from HeFRA.

"In fact, what is it?" [HeFRA] told us is that they will go through the movements with us. We will not have delays not because we are exceptional, but because the circumstances are different. "

The Health Institutions and Facilities Act 2011 (Act No. 829) created HeFRA to allow facilities to provide public and private health services.

The Agency's objective is to authorize and monitor facilities for the provision of public and private health services.