47 Prisons Health Aides Undergo Healthcare Training at Nsawam Prisons
The Healthcare training is purposely aimed at upgrading the Health Aides to Healthcare/ ward Assistants.
Joana Somiah 
The Ghana Prisons Service in collaboration with the National Vocational and Technical Institute and the Ghana Health Service have begun proficiency training for 49 prisons health aides in Nsawam prisons.
The one-week intensive training which is aimed at upgrading the Health Aides to Healthcare/ ward Assistants will equip them with the relevant knowledge and skills to enable them to render improved healthcare delivery to patients of the prison community.
At the opening ceremony held at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison on Monday, the Eastern Regional Prisons Commander and officer in charge of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison who was the Guest of Honour, DDP Samuel Owusu-Amposah, entreated the participants to take the training seriously, adding that it will inure to the benefit of the prison community, especially the inmates and also their personal career development.
“DDP Owusu-Amposah said, "the prisons administration is arming you with this weapon, to upgrade your capacity and make you more efficient for the total improvement of the healthcare delivery system of the Service”.
Other dignitaries present were the Commissioner of NVTI, ENG. John Ocran, Greater Accra Coordinator of NVTI, Stephen, and Mr Asomani.
Others were ADP Sophia Osei- Bonsu, ADP Thompson Otsyokpo, ADP Joseph Yankey, ADP Nii Armah Ayeetey, and other senior prison officers.
Participants will be taken through and examine three components namely theory, trade practices, and general nursing.
William Ofori Akwaboa, Eastern Regional Correspondent
