“Bono Region is blessed but not in terms of health” - Regional Health Director  

Ghana Health Service for that matter the Bono Regional Health Directorate is blessed with Human Resources but the same cannot be said when it comes to the right mix of critical and essential staff, the Regional Health, Dr. Kofi Amo Kodie has said.

According to the Regional Health Directorate, "even though the knowledge abounds in the gaps of the staff mix for the Bono Region, the Region is inundated with the engagement of staff who are already in the surplus at the disadvantage of other critical staff". 
At the 2021 Annual Performance Review meeting, Dr. Kofi Amo-Kodieh revealed the situation is so dire that it is gradually bearing an effect on the effective delivery of quality healthcare services in the region.
The Regional Health Director also stated some of the challenges facing quality healthcare delivery in the region whiles calling on the government,  individuals, and philanthropists for aid.

 "Nana Chairman, you will bear with me that Non-Communicable Diseases like Hypertension, Diabetes, Diabetes Retinopathy, all types of kidney diseases, and other cardiovascular diseases are on the ascendancy", Dr. Kofi Amo-Kodieh said.
"It, therefore, behooves on the Region going forward to put together a Register for all Non-Communicable Diseases", he added.
He said, "The HIV prevalence among the general population was 2.5. Due to the high burden, the region doubled its efforts in controlling the disease in the year under review on the elimination of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (eMTCT)"
"Testing for HIV exposed babies for EID increased by 100% with 95.4% HIV negative results. Viral Load Testing coverage also increased by 63% with 81.5% suppression rate”.
  According to Dr. Amo-Kodie, "Malaria continues to be an endemic disease in Ghana with the Bono Region not an exception with Children under Five and pregnant women being the most affected.
“ Specifically in the Bono Region for 2021, the proportion of OPD attendance due to malaria hovered around 20.7% with admissions attributable to malaria for the same period also being 18.1%", he explained.