In a move aimed at enhancing the delivery of essential healthcare services, the Ministry of Health has presented a comprehensive package of life-saving medical equipment and consumables to the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH).

The donation, which took place on Thursday, April 24, is seen as a direct response to the hospital’s ongoing logistical struggles and resource constraints, which have been exacerbated by recent industrial action by medical staff and a confrontation involving the Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh.

The consignment comprises an array of advanced medical tools and critical hospital furnishings intended to upgrade the hospital’s capacity for diagnostics, patient care, and emergency response. Among the items donated were Vinno Ultrasound Scanners with full accessories, defibrillators, ECG machines, ICU cardiac monitors, and infant incubators. Various types of ventilators—including ICU and transport models from Vyaire and Drager—were also included in the delivery.

In addition to major equipment, the hospital received a substantial supply of medical consumables and support tools such as face masks, surgical sutures, Ambu bags, delivery kits, an EEG machine, voltage stabilizers, and resuscitation trolleys.

The donation also featured a range of support equipment such as wheelchairs, nebulizers, digital blood pressure monitors, examination lights, foetal stethoscopes, oxygen concentrators, patient stretchers, foetal heart detectors, suction bulbs, and sanitation items.

This initiative forms part of the Ministry’s broader agenda to reinforce critical health institutions with the necessary infrastructure to deliver timely and high-quality medical interventions, particularly in under-resourced areas.

The gesture comes at a tense time for the Tamale Teaching Hospital, which has been at the center of controversy following protests by its medical staff over poor conditions and administrative tensions.

The Doctors’ Association of Tamale Teaching Hospital (DATTH) recently halted emergency and outpatient services, calling for immediate improvements in working conditions and demanding official apologies from top government figures in response to what they described as an increasingly difficult work environment.