{
  "id": 508929,
  "title": "Ho Teaching Hospital Board urges government to operationalise Korean Exim Bank loan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/ho-teaching-hospital-board-urges-government-to-operationalise-korean",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T21:08:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ho-teaching-hospital-board-urges-government-to-operationalise-korean-exim-bank-loan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Board of Ho Teaching Hospital has implored the government to \"secure and operationalise\" the Korean Exim Bank loan facility at the earliest opportunity, amid pressure to provide specialist healthcare and accommodate more patients. Chairman Dr Delanyo Yao Tsidi Dovlo stressed the loan's importance for the hospital's expansion project, highlighting its role in improving medical education, research, hiring specialists, and boosting regional economic development.\n\nDr Dovlo urged stakeholders to join the advocacy for the timely execution of the transformative project. The hospital has seen progress in specialist clinics, modern equipment, and infrastructure, including a Four-Star SafeCare rated laboratory and ISO 15189 pre-assessment. CEO Dr Hintermann Mbroh reported the establishment of a 24-hour outpatient department and family health centre, aligning with the government's Free Primary Healthcare initiative. He also disclosed the hospital's collaboration with seven district hospitals to enhance specialist care and reproductive and maternal healthcare across the region.\n\nThe hospital introduced an SMS system for appointments and feedback, and applauded the MTN Foundation for providing a block of 30 additional beds, enhancing emergency capacity, and boosting patient care. Dr Mbroh acknowledged the contribution of the MTN Foundation in increasing the hospital's emergency bed capacity, which has grown from 20 to 52. The Board called on the media in the Volta and Oti regions to collaborate with the hospital to improve healthcare delivery, promising constructive criticism and feedback from journalists to aid service improvement.",
  "summary": "The Board of Ho Teaching Hospital has called on the government to “secure and operationalise” the Korean Exim Bank loan facility as soon as possible. The Board Chairman, Dr Delanyo Yao Tsidi Dovlo. explained that this loan facility is vital for the hospital’s expansion project, as the hospital currently faces pressure to provide specialist healthcare […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}