Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, the President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), has expressed concern over the poor condition of health facilities in the country. While she acknowledged that the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) is in better shape, she questioned why many other health facilities remain in disrepair under successive governments. Ofori-Ampofo emphasised that various administrations have made insufficient efforts to improve the conditions of health facilities across Ghana.
During Media General’s Health Forum, titled “State and Future of Health Facilities: Reimagining Healthcare in Ghana,” which took place on May 7, 2025, Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo emphasized that the health infrastructure, as well as the equipment available for professionals, and the drainage systems in hospitals, are not in adequate condition. This situation negatively impacts the ability of healthcare professionals to feel comfortable and efficient in their work environments.
“When you take the health facilities, when you move from the capitals, the regions and go to the districts and then move lower down to the health center CHIPS compounds, these facilities are actually not in the best of shapes. Even with some of those facilities within our capitals, the regional hospitals and the teaching hospitals, it is not in the best shape,” she stated.
According to her, health facilities across the country do not receive funds from the government and rely on internally generated funds which has stagnated the improvement of health facilities across the country. “As we speak now, all our health facilities rely on internally generated fund (IGFs) that is why he was showing the stats you saw that OPD services up to about 99% needs to be paid for, ” she stressed. She called on government to pay attention to health facilities in the country and provide the requisite resources for these facilities.
By: Raphael Ghartey
