NEGLIGENCE OR INHERENT

In Africa, tens of thousands of boreholes, wells, and pumps—many recently built with foreign aid—have fallen into disrepair ‘for a simple and avoidable reason: lack of maintenance (emphasis mine).

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, BRITAIN

Facilities at KATH deteriorating

Health facilities at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital are deteriorating, undermining effective and efficient delivery of medical services ….

The flow of water in and around the main blocks and other administrative areas are not the best at the hospital. This is because the pipes that were laid to distribute water for both clinical care and internal use by patients and medical staff 55 years ago are the same facilities responsible for servicing the hospital which as seen expansion over the years.

The huge window frames made to accommodate the special louvers at the main admission wards seem to have outlived their usefulness, resulting in a situation where many of the windows will not lock or open properly as required whenever the weather changes ….

Any delay in undertaking comprehensive maintenance at the hospital may cause the facilities to completely ground to a halt, and when it happens, emergency cases would be sent from almost all parts of the northern sector to Accra. That will not only be costly, but may lead to the loss of precious lives, many of whom could be saved if the public join hands with management to initiate a regular maintenance culture to ensure the smooth running of the hospital.

Daily Graphic, Saturday June 5, 2010, p.18.

Repair … Road in Kumasi

One of the major culverts near Dakwadwom along the Ahodwo roundabout in Kumasi has been eroded due to heavy downpour over the weekend. The situation is posing danger and risk to motorists and pedestrians who use the road.

The authorities concerned are being called to rectify the situation before any disaster occurs.

Source: Daily Graphic Monday June 14, 2010.