President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Prof. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), succeeding Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye.
During his handing-over ceremony, Dr. Kuma-Aboagye expressed gratitude to his colleagues and called for their full support for Prof. Akoriyea.
He emphasized the importance of teamwork in sustaining progress within the health sector.
Prof. Akoriyea emphasized that his tenure would focus on resetting the system and ensuring that the government’s promises to Ghanaians in the health sector are fully implemented.
“I come here as an appointee of the President [John Mahama]. What we are going to do from now is enshrined in our manifesto and all that has to do with health, especially what the Ghana Health Service is tasked to do. That will be our mission, that is what we are here to do. Whatever the President decides, that is why I’m here – Resetting agenda,” he affirmed.
“In the manifesto, besides just the work, one of the things we have to look at is staff welfare. This is key. And most of you who knew how I used to talk about it, that passion is not gone. It has actually increased,” he added.
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