The Directorate Of University Health Services (DUHS) has honoured its hard-working staff at its annual end of year Staff Awards and Recognition ceremony.

 

The Deputy Director of DUHS Dr. James K. Prah, was adjudged the Best Clinician.

 

He received  a citation and a shield.

 

Other workers who were also outstanding in their services were awarded with certificates and citations.

 

They include Mr. Kwesi Kakraba and Emmanuel Tandoh all of the  Mortuary Department of the Hospital. 

 

In all, 73 staff members were honoured for  their selfless, commitment and boldness to the course of their duty. 

 

Speaking at the event, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof Rosemond Boohene,  who chaired the Ceremony, congratulated the award winners and charged the entire DUHS staff to work hard in the years ahead to contribute their quota to the development of the hospital. 

 

She promised a successful and fruitful year in 2023, but said it depends on the combined efforts of everybody to make it happen.

 

Prof. Boohene  urged management and staff to work harder to help the hospital chalk up more successes.

 

She reminded the healthcare workers of the need to focus more on the primary duty of providing quality health care to the people. 

 

For his part, the Director of DUHS, Dr. Evans Ekanem,  congratulated the awardees and attributed the successes attained by the hospital to the hard work of staff.

 

The Director said the awards were one of the surest ways to motivate staff to give off their best in taking care of the hospital's clients. 

 

He, therefore, called on all health workers to keep working hard even if they weren’t recognized.

 

The Director expressed profound gratitude to various associations that supported the hospital materially and financially.

 

He said the facility was faced with challenges such as inadequate accommodation, staff and vehicles, stressing that the difficulties would not prevent the hospital from making a strong statement on its vision to become a centre of choice.

 

Dr. Ekanem mentioned rebuildings of the mortuary and maternity ward were part of the future plans of the hospital. 

 

Some of the workers who spoke to the media expressed appreciation to management of the hospital for recognising their work and urged their colleagues to work hard and show love to the patients for the betterment of the hospital.