MOH, GHS partners with KOFIH to train Ghanaian Biomedical engineers

Some of the participants participating in a practical session of the training

Wed, 9 Oct 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com

The Ministry of Health, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in collaboration with the Korea Foundation for International Health (KOFIH), has organized the 2024 edition of the local training programme for Ghanaian Biomedical Engineering Professionals.

The ten-day programme aims to equip engineers with the necessary technical skills to work more efficiently and effectively.

Forty participants have been selected from various health facilities, including the Ministry of Health, and they are being trained by 18 facilitators.

The programme began on October 7, 2024, and is expected to end on October 15, 2024.

Ben Ampomah Nkansah, Director of the Infrastructure Directorate at the Ministry of Health, expressed his gratitude to KOFIH for their ongoing support of Biomedical Engineering Professionals over the years.

Engineer Bless Yayra Darku, from the Ministry of Health and one of the facilitators, stated, “This is an annual programme aimed at enhancing the technical expertise of engineers from different parts of the country.

"So far, everything is in order, and we are doing our best to ensure the programme achieves its expected results.”

Osei Yaw Isaac, an engineer from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, shared his thoughts: “I am here to learn new things and gain new ideas to support my colleagues in the workplace.”

Dr. Nicholas Adjabu, Head of the Biomedical Engineering Unit at the Ministry of Health, noted, “Not even polyclinics have biomedical engineers, so this programme is a very good achievement. However, we still have a significant gap, and we need to strive to continue improving.”

Bomin Yang, Country Director of KOFIH, added, “The training is about more than just acquiring technical skills; it is about building a sustainable environment and improving the lives of local engineers.”