Twenty-six workers of the Directorate of University Health Services have been honoured for their dedication and hard work towards improving service delivery at the UCC hospital this year.

The award scheme was designed to recognise and celebrate outstanding performance and meritorious service by individual health workers to motivate them to do more and inspire others.

All the award winners received plaques and mementoes.

Awards

Mr. Charles Baidoo won the best mortuary staff member, Ms Cynthia Kwofie won the best Paediatric ward award while Mr. Amos Awuku won the best Health Finance award.

The best conservancy award went to Mr. Samuel Arhin, and the best Surgical ward prize went Miss. Victoria Crentsil, while Ms. Rafiatu Saeed was adjudged the best Accident and Emergency  worker.

Prof. Mawuli Kotopo Gyakpo recieving award from Dr. James Kojo Prah

The best outpatient department award went to  Mr. John Edisimah while the best Environmental Health worker went to Mr. Patrick Botwey and Issah Aminu Mohammed.

Special awards were also presented to Mrs. Rita Mills Davis, Mr. Timothy Adjetey and Mr. Vicent Quainoo.

Prof. Mawuli Kotopo Gyakpo and Mr Rockefeller Yaw Adjei, from the School of Medical Sciences, received Excellence Awards.

Commendation

The Director of DUHS, Dr. James Kojo Prah, commended the awardees for their hard work in serving the public.

He added that the awards were part of continual effort of celebrating healthcare delivery personnel each year for standing tall to save lives.

Dr. Prah expressed worry about the uncontrolled exodus of nurses to foreign countries and called on University management to urgently absorb contract staff nurses at the hospital.

Dr. James Kojo Prah addressing the ceremony

“This year, 10 staff members at DUHS have resigned and travelled abroad to seek greener pasture. Additionally, some staff members are planning to travel. So we have to recruit new staff to replace them to ensure quality healthcare services,” he added.

The Director, who congratulated the award winners, encouraged healthcare workers to continue to striving for excellence.

He said the recognition served as a motivation to the awardees and other health practitioners to continue delivering unprecedented healthcare services to the University community.

Source: Documentation and Information Section