Government has revealed that it is working with the Global Fund to remodel a facility to deal with infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, in the country.
This was contained in a statement read by the Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, on behalf of Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu at the national commemoration of World Tuberculosis Day today, Friday 24 March.
The event, held at Tarkwa, in the Western Region, was under the theme: “United to End TB”.
Similar events were held around the world on Friday to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease.
In 2012, 8.6 million people fell ill with TB, and 1.3 million died from the disease, mostly in the Third World.
The Minister of Health, in his speech, revealed that a special facility estimated at $1million will be completed next year to specialise in treating infectious diseases including TB at Nsawam.
“I’m happy to announce that the government is working with the Global Fund to remodel a facility for a modern infectious disease hospital in Nsawam in the Eastern Region to contain TB and other emerging infectious diseases,” he stated.
“So very soon we shall have a modern infectious disease hospital which will treat all infectious diseases notably tuberculosis. It is expected that such an overambitious TB hospital will be a state-of-art infectious facility which, when completed by the end of next year, would treat all infectious diseases. The fully equipped facility is expected to cost about $1million.”
National TB Ambassador Ahunabobrim Nana Prah Agyensem XI assured that the disease was curable and urged patients to seek early treatment. He also appealed to all chiefs to join hands in fighting TB.
Source: Ghana/AccraFM.com
