Twenty-three of the 26 frontline health staff of the Ghana Health Service GHS, in the Upper East Region who contracted the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and have recovered from the disease have been welcomed back to work.
Of the 26, eleven of them were working in various capacities at the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga.
Two of the 26 health staff, unfortunately, lost their lives before the test results were received by the health authorities while one of them who absconded has not been found till date.
At a special ceremony held at the Regional Hospital at Bolgatanga to welcome them back and reintegrate them into the Region, one of the recovered health staff and the Senior Medical Officer of the New Born Care Unit of the Hospital, Dr Gillian Bogee said it is so refreshing for her “to review a newborn baby on that day.
On their part, the Senior Midwifery Officer at the Gynae Theatre of the Hospital, Regina Badii and Eric Dakura, a Superintendent Field Technician at the Hospital and member of the COVID-19 Rapid Response Team were both highly elated for being accepted back in a special way.
They noted that such a warm reception would further boost their morale to work harder to help address the health challenges facing people in the Region particularly COVID-19 patients.
