According to them, patients have to wait for long hours or sometimes relatives have to travel to the Greater Accra Region, or Koforidua for just a simple blood test.

Speaking to JoyNews, Stephen Agyei, a patient’s relative said sometimes just Malaria test becomes a headache which always leaves patients and relatives confused.

“Patients and relatives who visit the Tetteh Memorial Hospital go through a lot, even malaria test can take long hours.

“In some cases, relatives have to travel to Accra or Koforidua. Just to run a test, look at the risk involved,” he lamented.

They called on the government and other relevant stakeholders to step in and help the hospital to revamp its laboratory to improve healthcare delivery in the area.

Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital is a public hospital located at Mampong Akuapem in the Eastern Region.

It serves over 40 communities within the region.

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Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, on Thursday, he revealed that the Cultural Centre would receive a facelift.

Explaining why the government is undertaking such a project, Mr Okraku-Mantey said “it is all because we want to reinforce the strength of the creative industry.”

According to him, the government wants to empower the creative industry to be at par with that of tourism, especially since the success of tourism influences the growth of the creatives.

He also dismissed claims that the government has failed to help the creative industry as it promised.

The Deputy Tourism Minister said initiatives such as the Year of Return and Beyond The Return were used to grow tourism and the creative industry.

Mr Okraku-Mantey explained that the growth of tourism now expands to other sectors of the creative industry, including hospitality, fashion, art, and performances.

He stated that he is proud of the introduction of festivals, like Wildaland, Afrochella, BHIM Concert and others, in December which sees the creatives perform.

Mr Okraku Mantey said, ultimately when a person travels into the country “it is the creative and cultural people who benefit. So we are saying that the creative industry must also have its share to be able to grow the foundation to supply to the tourists when they come.”

With this goal in mind, the Deputy Minister for Tourism Arts and Culture advised against the separation of the Tourism and the Creative arts industry.

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Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Tuesday, Mr Asante said GPC had become more productive and vibrant than ever.

“Ghana Publishing used to print all ballot papers for government and Electoral Commission (EC) but lost that mandate but we now have the capacity to take all printing jobs. We believe in competition and are ready to fight to get to the top,” he said confidently.

He said the EC had given them the mandate to print ballot sheets for the upcoming assembly elections in two regions and they were ready to print the ballot papers for the 2020 polls should they be given the mandate and green light.

According to Mr David Asante, there had been a total face-lift within the entity which has elevated it to the status it is now.

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“Ghana Publishing has not failed as a group. I took over a virtually collapsed entity where our Staff were demotivated to work but things are better now. We work together as a team and we are doing very well,” he said.

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