A medical officer at Asunafo South District Hospital, Dr. Abdallah, has painted a stark picture of the challenges faced by the facility, stressing that shortages of equipment and resources make patient care extremely difficult.
Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem, Dr. Abdallah, who has been at the hospital for over three years, explained that the situation is even more critical than the recent high-profile case of a newborn baby saved under extreme conditions.
“The baby we saved was serious, but this is even the least of what we face. We have had mothers with hypertension bleeding heavily during pregnancy, and despite giving medication, we had to transfer her to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Unfortunately, the baby didn’t survive,” he recounted.
He stressed that such incidents are a daily reality at the hospital, exacerbated by the lack of basic diagnostic and treatment equipment.
“At district hospitals, the government must equip the facilities properly. Sometimes patients have to be sent to regional hospitals just to do basic lab tests. Imagine someone brought in after an accident, and we don’t have the equipment to help them. It’s very bad,” Dr. Abdallah said.
His comments follow the recent heroic efforts of staff at the hospital, who stabilized a newborn with life-threatening breathing difficulties referred from a maternity home in Nobeko near Kukuom.
Despite limited equipment, the medical team administered antibiotics, oxygen, suction, and manual ventilation to save the infant.
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