High doctor-patient ratio hampering healthcare delivery - Ghana Medical Association

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May 1, 2017 6:20 PM

Doctors in Ghana have decried the high doctor-patient ratio in the country and called for urged government action.

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Doctors in Ghana have decried the high doctor-patient ratio in the country, describing it as a hindrance to quality health care delivery.

According to Dr Justice Yankson,the Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association, medical practitioners in Ghana are under enormous stress as there were too few doctors in the country to cater for high number of patients that throng the country's hospitals on a daily basis.

"We always wish we had enough time to explain everything to the patient but due to the high number of patients relative to doctors, we are unable to do that", he said in an interview with Accra-based Class FM.

He thus appealed to the government to put in measures that would help reduce the ratio in the country.

“We are appealing to the Ministry of Health to put in the right measures to reduce the high patient-doctor ratio so that we can attend to everyone very well.”

Dr Yankson's comments were made as part of appeals from worker groups in Ghana for improved working conditions on the occasion of May Day celebrations across the world.

“GMA is part of organised labour. We wish every worker ‘ayekoo’ and God’s blessing so that we continue working. Employers, including those in the private sector, should ensure decent working conditions for all workers.”

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