Dr. John B. Eleeza
The Northern Regional Health Director, Dr. John B. Eleeza, has disclosed that his office is being chased to settle a hotel bill of Ghc 219,000 by the hotel management in Tamale.
“ The people are chasing us right, left , center for their money, ” he said.
According to him, the hotel was used to quarantine health workers who came into contact with the eight Guineans and two Burkinabes who tested positive for Covid-19 in Tamale in the Northern Region .
Forty health workers at the Tamale Teaching Hospital who got into contact with the foreigners were put on mandatory quarantine.
The Health Director was responding to a question on why health workers in the region are asked to self quarantine instead of the health directorate.
He indicated that the bill has been sent to the Regional Ministers office for the necessary action.
Dr. Eleeza was optimistic that the bill will eventually be paid.
He cautioned health workers to treat every patient as a potential Covid-19 patient to ensure that they protect themselves from being infected.
FROM Eric Kombat, Tamale