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DAILY HERITAGE MONDAY, MAY 20, 2019
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No more files
at hospitals
BY PHILIP ANTOH
philip.antoh@dailyheritage.com.gh
THE VICE President,
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia,
has stated that
within the next 18
months, Ghana is
going to experience paperless
healthcare system where information
of patients would be accessed
on the computer.
According to him, the era of
health professionals having to
carry files containing information
of patients would be over when
the country begins full operation
of the Health Management Information
System as part of the digitised
of health records.
Dr Bawumia said the process is
currently being piloted in various
hospitals in the country and after
the piloting is done “we will have
paperless healthcare system where
information of patients can be accessed
on the computer.”
“The system is such that files
can be accessed from one department
to the other while those on
transfer would not have to carry
files to the other hospital but
would be digitised,” he said.
Addressing the Ghana Military
Academy ‘2019 Special Medical Intake
5’ Graduation Parade at the
Adiko Square of the Academy at
Teshie, Dr Bawumia said the government
was expecting the arrival
of 275 ambulances by July this
year, to make treatment of emergency
cases effective.
• As health sector
goes paperless
• Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia presenting an award to one of the recruits
Security
Despite recent security threat in West
Africa, the Vice President assured the public
of the government’s commitment to resourcing
the Ghana Armed Forces to deal
with the emerging security complexities
and threats confronting Ghana.
Dr Bawumia said the role of the Ghana
Armed Forces had become even more profound,
giving the new security threats and
complexities facing Ghana and the entire
West African sub-region today.
“In the face of these emerging security
threats, Ghana can move forward only in
an atmosphere of peace and security and as
a nation, we can only rely on the unflinching
steadfastness of the armed forces in
collaboration with other security agencies
to ensure the security of the nation,” he
stated.
He added that the Akufo Addo-led government
“will continue to ensure that the
Ghana Armed Forces is well equipped and
highly motivated to combat any threat to
the peace and security of our nation”.
“The provision of resources and your
logistic requirements is one of the major
priorities of the President,” the Vice President
said.
Charge
The Vice President charged the recruits
to guard the ‘discipline accolade’ of the
Ghana Armed Forces jealously.
“Let it shape you at all times in order
that your call to service shall continually be
devoted to Ghana. Shy away from all
forms of behaviours that lead you to the
insatiable quest for material wealth as it has
the potential to steer you off your noble
calling," Dr Bawumia stated.
Graduating statistics
In all, 116 officers were commissioned
into the Ghana Armed Forces, with 65 of
them graduated as cadets for the Army, 20
for the Navy, and 31 for the Air Force.
Awards
The Chief of Defence Staff Award
went to Junior Under Officer Jerry
Agustino Ackuaku, the Commandant's
Prize went to Cadet Sergeant Emmanuel
Osafo and the best female award went to
Cadet Corporal Araba Abakah Fordjour.
The Academy
The Ghana Military Academy was established
on April 1, 1960 after years of reliance
on foreign military academies to
commission potential Ghanaian officers for
the Ghana Armed Forces.
The Academy grew out of the Regular
Officers Special Training School, which
was established at MATS, Teshie, in 1953.
This School provided six months’ preparatory
training for selected cadets from the
British West African colonies, namely Nigeria,
The Gold Coast (now Ghana), Sierra
Leone and The Gambia, prior to their
being sent to the UK or other overseas
countries for further officer training and
commissioning.