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A Public Health specialist, Dr Daniel Asamoah, says it is prudent for healthcare regulators to build their capacity to have the needed skills and knowledge.
Dr Asamoah, who is a Health Inspector at the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), said this would ensure health facilities acquired the required materials, tools and equipment to carry out their duty of offering the utmost care for the public
According to him, such capacity building would entail regulators upgrading their academic qualifications, training in the skills and knowledge needed to work in the regulatory space and acquiring the relevant skills and information on how to maintain and sustain health facilities in the country.
He made these known to the Daily Graphic after earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health from the Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management (LIUTEBM) in Lusaka, Zambia.
His dissertation was titled "Healthcare Facilities Regulations in Ghana: Compliance and Challenges".
"I have vast expertise and an innovative approach to addressing key issues in Ghana's health sector and my research is expected to contribute significantly to regulating healthcare and regulations, including public health policy in Ghana and beyond," he told the Daily Graphic.
Despite being a gospel artist famously known as 'The Singing Prophet', Dr Asamoah told the Daily Graphic that he had built a reputation as a respected professional in health regulations, healthcare facility establishment in the country and developed standard operating procedures for monitoring in HeFRA and other healthcare facilities.
"At HeFRA, I created a database for all health facilities for the agency, reviewed all old files under the private hospitals and maternity home board and migrated them onto HeFRA, while also developing the first version of the inspection and monitoring visit forms for the agency," he said.
Dr Asamoah noted that he remained strong, a full force in health regulations and will continue to contribute and seek the best healthcare facilities for the country and beyond.
Eleven other Ghanaians also received their PhDs at the event.
They are Dr Jennifer Andoh, Dr Mabel Afi Togbe, Dr Catherine Armah, Dr Gifty Dede Mateko Angmor, St Augustina Ampah and Dr Hafez Adam Taher for Public Health.
For Accounting and Finance, Dr Felix Ahima-Adonteng received a PhD, while Dr Raphael John Marfo was awarded a PhD in management.
Dr Isaac Setordzi and Joseph Okine also received their PhDs in international business and project management, respectively.
