Mahama announces emergency bed expansion to tackle ‘No Bed Syndrome’

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to expand emergency bed capacity at major teaching and referral hospitals to at least 10 per cent of their functional bed capacity as part of efforts to address Ghana’s persistent ‘No Bed Syndrome’.He said the expansion would begin next year at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Tamale Teaching Hospital and the 37 Military Hospital, with the necessary medical staff, equipment, oxygen and essential supplies provided to make the additional beds fully operational.