The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences (FAHS) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has honoured Prof. Otchere Addai-Mensah, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital with a citation. 

This was in recognition of his appointment to the high office of the CEO of the second largest teaching hospital in Ghana and in appreciation of his contribution to the development of the Faculty where he was once the Dean.

A special delegation led by the current Dean, Dr. Veronica Dzameku, presented the citation during a courtesy call on him at his office yesterday.

The citation, which was read by Dr. Dzameku, stated that the Dean and staff of the faculty were very proud of Prof. Addai-Mensah for the notable achievement of his elevation to the high office of KATH CEO and were confident that he would deliver to the expectations of stakeholders.

“We have no doubt that you will be able to elevate this hospital to greater heights with your vast expertise, exceptional vision, passion and commitment to excellence”, the citation stated.

Prof. Addai-Mensah expressed his profound gratitude to the faculty for the honor done him and conveyed his gratitude to its management and staff for the chance that was granted him to hone his leadership and managerial skills during his 15 years stay there.

“As a CEO, I can say that the energy and vision that I bring to bear on my transformational agenda for this hospital are largely shaped by the numerous opportunities granted me to develop myself as a person and as a leader during my time with FAHS”.

Prof. Addai-Mensah said he was determined to build the hospital into a medical centre that was fully alive to its responsibilities to its patients and stakeholders.

“The job of executing this transformational agenda is not going to be easy but through the enforcement of discipline, judicious use of resources, strategic partnership with philanthropists and constant engagements with stakeholders, we will collectively succeed in repositioning this hospital as a true centre for excellence in specialist medical care, training and research in the country”, he stressed.

Prof. Addai-Mensah further pointed out that while the culture of devolution and autonomy was deeply practiced at the KNUST, the same could not be said at KATH.

“A committee has been set up to study the best practices in the devolution of operational and financial autonomy in a number of institutions in the country so that the appropriate model could be adopted at the hospital to make its directorates and units more responsive and efficient in addressing key operational challenges to enhance service delivery at the hospital”, he concluded.

Sompaonline.com/Nana Yaw Boamah