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General News of Monday, April 8, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-04-08
Parliament
The minority MPs declined to comment on a statement by Ayawaso West Wuogon, as part of their decision not to recognize her as a valid winner of a bloody by-election.
MPP Seyram Lydia Alhbadan, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), made her first statement after being sworn in on February 5, 2019, an activity the minority boycotted.
His statement on Monday commemorated World Health Day, celebrated every April 7th.
Addressing the theme "Universal Health Care", the MP of the NPP, who is pursuing the unfinished mandate of the late Emmanuel Boakye Agyarko, drew attention to the need to cite health facilities at an acceptable distance. of the citizen.
Ghanaians should not have to travel long distances to access basic health services, she said, highlighting the important role of community-based health planning (CHPS) services in health care. improvement of accessibility.
CHPS was introduced in the 1990s, with hospitals divided according to the size of the population. This meant that patients in less dense populations would have to travel long distances to get medical help.
Ghana currently has at least 6,000 CHPS, some of which treat about 5,000 patients a year, she said, and described the centers as the most decentralized form of health.
Lydia Alhbadan revealed that the government was working with the World Bank, the Ghana Health Service and the National Health Insurance Authority to remove cost barriers for those who can not afford the services offered by CHPS.
The member for Ayawaso West Wuogon pointed out that the management of these centers remains one of his main problems.
But while the member spoke, the members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) cast a disinterested look around the room. The leader of the minority, Muntaka Mohammed, rejected the invitation of the minority caucus chair to embark on the declaration.
"Mr President, you can move on," he replied.
The NDC has stated that it wants justice for its brutally badaulted supporters in the by-election of January 31, 209.
The party withdrew from the polls after declaring that the climate of violence and intimidation was not conducive.
In the election where the NPP was to retain its seat, Lydia Alhbadan finally polled 68.80% of the votes cast. His challenger NDC Kwasi Delali Brempong recorded 30.52%.
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