HeFRA Warns Ashanti Health Facilities Over Safety Breaches

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The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has warned health facilities in the Ashanti Region to comply with safety protocols and regulatory requirements or face sanctions, as it intensifies monitoring and capacity-building efforts.

Registrar of HeFRA, Dr Winfred Korletey Baah, gave the warning at a workshop for health facility managers and owners in the region, held under the theme “Strengthening Healthcare Systems Through Compliance, Quality and Patient Safety.” He explained that the training would clarify regulatory obligations ahead of stronger inspections and enforcement, with patient protection remaining central to the agency’s work.

“Our aim is to protect the patient and ensure that when patients visit a health facility, they are safe and receive safe, quality care.”

Dr Baah indicated that patient safety remained central to HeFRA’s mandate and operations, stressing that the agency would not relent in ensuring facilities provided safe and quality healthcare.

He noted that some health facilities were unaware of the regulatory requirements governing their operations, resulting in substandard services. The workshop was therefore designed to equip managers and owners with a clearer understanding of the standards they were expected to meet.

The training forms part of HeFRA’s capacity-building efforts ahead of intensified monitoring. By explaining the requirements, the agency intends to ensure that facility operators understand their obligations before inspectors assess their premises and services.

“Health facility managers and owners must familiarise themselves with the regulatory standards governing their operations and ensure that their facilities consistently meet the requirements.”

Dr Baah cautioned that the exercise would not lead to any relaxation of regulatory standards. He maintained that facilities would be held accountable for breaches, including those committed by operators who had not familiarised themselves with the requirements.

The Registrar outlined the measures HeFRA could impose when inspections reveal non-compliance. These include reprimands, withholding licences, fines, closure and prosecution through the courts.

“When we conduct inspections and find that a facility is not complying with the requirements, there are various levels of sanctions we can impose,” he stated.

He explained that the agency could apply some sanctions in combination, depending on the severity of the offence. The measures range from administrative action to penalties that could prevent a facility from continuing its operations.

Owners and managers must understand and implement the standards rather than wait for inspectors to identify deficiencies. HeFRA expects operators to maintain the required conditions and ensure patients receive care in safe environments.

Dr Baah’s remarks underline the agency’s position that compliance is essential to protecting patients. Facilities must meet established requirements as part of their responsibility to deliver safe, quality healthcare.

The Registrar emphasised that the agency’s regulatory work was intended to protect patients throughout their interaction with health facilities. He maintained that compliance was not merely an administrative obligation, but a necessary condition for delivering quality services.

HeFRA’s capacity-building activities are intended to help facility managers understand the rules and improve their ability to meet them. Monitoring will assess whether facilities translate that understanding into practice.

Meanwhile, Ashanti Regional Head of HeFRA, David Faarku, identified poor sanitation as one of the major challenges confronting health facilities in the region.

He stressed that the agency would sustain its monitoring activities until facilities made improvements in sanitation and hygiene. His concern highlights the importance of maintaining clean environments as part of efforts to improve healthcare standards.

Sanitation is an important aspect of patient safety within health facilities. Poor hygiene can compromise the environment in which patients receive treatment, making it necessary for managers to address deficiencies and maintain acceptable standards.

Faarku did not provide figures on the number of facilities affected or details of specific sanitation breaches. He nevertheless maintained that HeFRA would continue monitoring until it observed improvements across facilities in the region.

The workshop brought health facility managers and owners together to strengthen their understanding of compliance, quality and patient safety requirements. Its focus reflects the agency’s approach of educating operators while retaining its authority to enforce regulatory standards.

“We will continue our monitoring activities until we see the necessary improvements in sanitation and hygiene across health facilities in the Ashanti Region.”

Dr Baah’s warning makes clear that capacity building will not replace inspections or shield facilities from sanctions. HeFRA expects managers to apply the guidance provided and ensure their facilities meet the required standards.

With poor sanitation identified as a continuing concern in the Ashanti Region, monitoring will also remain focused on hygiene conditions. The agency’s position is that facilities must demonstrate compliance in practice, keeping patient safety and quality care at the centre of their operations.

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