The Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), a key referral center for five regions in northern Ghana, is currently facing a disruption in its oxygen supply due to a technical issue.
The hospital’s oxygen plant ceased operations on Monday, July 1, 2024, after its engine sustained damage, severely restricting the facility’s oxygen availability.
According to the Public Relations Officer, Mr. Zuberu Alidu, a team of technical experts is actively working to fix the problem, though no specific timeline has been given for its resolution.
Mr. Alidu has assured the public that the situation is under control and there is no cause for alarm.
He said, “One of the components, a very important component of the oxygen plant got burnt and because of that the plant is not able to produce and supply. What we are doing now is to liaise with suppliers mostly in Kumasi because our suppliers within the Northern region, we are told that they aren’t able to give us oxygen.”
“For now, we have what we need. Besides this, we are also in touch with the facilities referring to us, especially with Ghana Health Service such that the referral that will come, we’ll have what it takes to receive them.”
A medical doctor, speaking anonymously to Channel One TV, disclosed that the hospital has deployed concentrators to alleviate the oxygen shortage.
Hospital staff are optimistic that the issue will be addressed promptly and with the necessary urgency.
