The Executive Director of BSK Health Advocacy Foundation, who also doubles as a Senior Registered Mental Nurse Health Advocate, Mr. Bismark Kwabla Kpobi, has made a passionate appeal to the government to divert the COVID-19 health recovery levy fund to save the lives of residents in communities along the Volta River affected by the spillage from the Akosombo Dam.
Flooding due to the spillage has propelled many communities in the North, South, and Central Tongu districts of the Volta Region to seek refuge, leaving them with no alternative but to endeavour and save their lives and belongings.
In a statement signed by Mr Bismark Kwabla Kpobi,he noted that Ghana is no more COVID-19 risk or treating any passive or active cases despite the wastage of monies on “Vaccination and its Mop-up Kangaroo”just a few days ago, adding it will be of good use for the finance ministry to channel all the monies into taking care of the health needs of the flood victims.
“It is my greatest opinion and suggestion that the Minister for Finance Mr Ken Ofori-Atta and the Minister for Health through Speaker Alban Bagbin take drastic but urgent steps and measures to channel the COVID-19 levy fund into another better use by the name “Flood Victims Health Recovery Levy” . This I believe will end the justified calls from the public to scrap the COVID-19 levy” Part of the statement read.
He also noted that the spillage was caused by large inflows from above the dam due to heavy rains in the northern parts of the country, but appealed to the government to take pragmatic measures to find lasting solutions to help save the flood victims by setting up the aforementioned fund for their health needs.
“We shall not relent on professing solutions and ideas to guide our leaders on policy formulations and implementation,” the statement said
Story By Lawrence Odoom
