Elitism Amidst Covid-19, As Rich Given Plush BOG Hospital To Heal

Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu says government and the Bank of Ghana have reached an agreement to treat Very Important Person (VIPs) who test positive for covid-19 at the Bank of Ghana hospital.

This means, the plush hospital has been reserved exclusively for the rich in Ghana as the country struggles for health facilities to treat the rising numbers of cases of Covid-19.

The Health Minister was responding to criticisms why the luxurious health facility was not being used in the coronavirus fight even though it has

According to the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, the Bank of Ghana hospital is an autonomous institution and can only be commandeered based on an agreement between the BOG and the Government of Ghana.

Interestingly, that understanding was reached solely for those with status in the society.

“A lot of people have been blaming the government as to why the Bank of Ghana Hospital is not being used for coronavirus treatment despite the facility being well equipped to treat coronavirus. Let me say that, the Bank of Ghana health facility is not under the entire control of the government. We had to go into an agreement with them and the bank has agreed in addition to their own staff to have VIP people at their facility.”