Dr Elias Sory, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), on Friday called for the interconnection of activities of all health providers for a holistic approach to health management in the country.
He observed that competition among public, private and mission health facilities was needless and that the current challenges called for sharing of ideas and tools.
He said the times when the different segments of health providers considered themselves as rivals, competing for individual fame and recognition were past.
Dr Sory was addressing staff of the Saint Anthony's Hospital at Dzodze on the last day of his five-day tour of medical facilities in the Volta Region.
He was accompanied by Dr Mac-Damien Dedzo, Volta Regional Director of the GHS and Dr Andrews Ayim, responsible for the Ketu South and Ketu-North Districts.
Dr Sory also visited the Ketu-South District Hospital and the New Hope and Central Hospitals at Aflao.
He said the GHS was interested in seeing more private and mission facilities built in areas where there were no state facilities, adding that he was impressed with the performance of private and mission facilities in the region.
Dr Sory urged staff of health facilities to smoke out fraudulent and corrupt persons among them.
Dr Dedzo reminded management and staff of the Saint Anthony's Hospital of the challenges they faced as the main facility in the newly created Ketu-North District.
Dr William Gyau-Dwamena, Medical Superintendent in charge of the Saint Anthony's Hospital appealed for the supply of vehicles to improve operations and enquired why the facility was sidelined in the allocation of ambulances.
Dr Ayim observed that health workers in the Ketu District remained at post during the recent industrial actions by medical workers because of the strategic geographical location of the district as a gateway to Ghana.
Concerns raised by workers include alleged favouritism, delays in promotions and transfers, difficulty accessing opportunities for further studies and incentives for workers in the rural areas.