‘It will take a team to win the war’ – Oko-Boye speaks

Hours after being named the Deputy Minister-designate for Health, Dr Bernard Oko-Boye, has stated that his appointment is just to help those working tirelessly to win the fight against the novel Coronavirus.

“It will take a team to win the war, not an individual,” he explained what his appointment meant in a moment where Ghana is doing everything possible to combat the virus.

The Ledzokuku MP, who was nominated by President Akufo-Addo on Monday, said that he was going to play a role in a team which is already working on the field and pledged to work especially on the communication gap between the frontline workers and the public.

He added that in managing Public Health of International Concerns (PHIC), the Head of Public Relations (PR)is “the source of information for the public.”

He explained that if the PR in PHIC does not communicate to the public, whatever is done to protect the public can be resisted.

Dr. Oko Boye, who is currently board chair of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital also said that the figures of cases confirmed is as important as the raw facts of what the issue is and must be communicated accordingly.

Dr Bernard Oko-Boye, who has been engaging the public regularly through the media even before Ghana recorded its first novel Coronavirus case, will be replacing Alexander Kodwo Kom Abban, MP, who has been moved to the communication Ministry as a Deputy Minister.

In announcing the nomination of Dr Oko Boye the president asked Parliament to vet him quickly. The deputy health minister-designate replaces Vincent Sowah Odotei, MP for La Dadekotopon who has been sacked.