{"id":166311,"date":"2024-03-28T06:18:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T06:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/28\/promptly-address-power-challenges-at-tema-general-hospital\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T06:18:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T06:18:06","slug":"promptly-address-power-challenges-at-tema-general-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/28\/promptly-address-power-challenges-at-tema-general-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Promptly address power challenges at Tema General Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Alexander Roosevelt, a Member of Parliament\u2019s Health Committee, has condemned the recent power outage at Tema General Hospital as lacking empathy.<\/p>\n<p>A distressing video emerged from the hospital\u2019s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, showing nurses struggling to care for infants during a power outage.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing his dismay, the Central Tongu MP addressed the issue, referencing the historical significance of governments covering electricity bills for hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>He criticized recent decisions to remove this support, highlighting the dire consequences witnessed during the recent outage.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Tongu MP questioned the fairness of subjecting innocent babies to such conditions and urged immediate government intervention.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the inadequacy of hospitals\u2019 internally generated funds (IGF), labelling the situation as a display of insensitivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not for any reason that governments over the years have decided to pay electricity bills for hospitals. But surprisingly, those who claim to have been doing better than anyone else have taken that off. And that is what we are witnessing today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat sin have those babies committed? There is a need for the government to relook at this particular development and do something about it immediately. Frankly speaking, IGF at the hospitals, they are nothing to write home about. It is a sign of insensitivity.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Roosevelt, a Member of Parliament\u2019s Health Committee, has condemned the recent power outage at Tema General Hospital as lacking empathy. A distressing video emerged from the hospital\u2019s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, showing nurses struggling to care for infants during a power outage. 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