By Maikem Emmanuela Manzie
Dr Kingue and Dr Nsame |
Dr Denis Nsame Nforniwe has been installed into his new function, as
the new director of the Bamenda Regional Hospital. Under the patronage
of the North West Regional Delegate of Public Health, Dr. Che Soh
Kingsley, the ceremony took place on the 18th of September, 2019 at the
Bamenda Regional Hospital Multipurpose Hall.
The occasion was used by some of the partners of the regional
hospital, who were press men and community leaders to applaud the
efforts of the outgoing director Dr kingue Thomson Njie, who carried out
a lot of infrastructural development at the regional hospital like the
building of a modern toilet at the hospital and the renovation of some
wards in the Regional Hospital.
During the ceremony, the outgoing Director called on Dr Nsame to
benefit from the available committed and devoted personnel serving in
the hospital and to integrate the prevailing context of crisis in his
planning activities so as to keep the growing patient’s satisfaction
level.
Administrative staff of the Regional hospital Bamenda |
Dr Thomson Njie didn’t relent in congratulating the efforts of the staff
of the hospital for their sacrifice and collaboration. He urged the
staff to always be neutral in times of conflicts and treat their
patients with equity. “I equally appreciate your support and alliance. I
urge you to support the incoming director. To the public and the press,
don’t withhold your support to the new Director. Give him the same
backing you had given me. 60 percent of the work has been done and the
remaining 40 percent will be completed by the incoming director”.
Outgoing Director, Dr Kingue |
Following his effective assumption of duty, the Regional Delegate of
Public Health urged the new Director and the entire management team of
the Regional Hospital Bamenda to meticulously implement and ensure the
follow up of the roadmap of the Ministry of Public Health. Amongst
others, to improve on the standards of equipment and infrastructure for
the Maternity, Theatre, Imagery Center, Hemodialysis Center and the New
Private ward; the institution of a modern emergency and Reanimation
units in this Hospital; the institution of an efficient system for
monitoring the implementation of all priority Health Programs in this
Hospital; to ensure a strict compliance to texts binding the Motivation
of Personnel in Public Health Facilities in line with PM decree of the
13th of December 2016; to ensure the smooth implementation of the
Obstetric Kit Project; to procure essential drugs in Priority from the
North West Regional Fund for Health Promotion and secondarily from any
other accredited suppliers as stipulated by Ministerial text of the 5th
of December 2018; to ensure strict compliance to Public Service
Regulations binding the recruitment, management and retirement of
Personnel in Public Health Facilities; to ensure strict compliance to
texts binding the Payment of Solidarity funds by 3rd Category Health
Facilities.
On his part, Dr. Denis Nsame Nforniwe expressed his satisfaction with
the warm welcome. “I worked in Batibo for 7 years before leaving for
the West region and I must say; it feels good to be home. “taking over
this prestigious hospital at this delicate moment our country is going
through, I think expectations are very high. I want to thank Dr. Kingue
for what he has done”.
“The Regional delegate of Public Health has given me a long list of
expectations and together with my collaborators; the doctors, nurses and
cleaners, we will work hand-in cloves to make sure we continue to offer
quality health care to the population in this context. We will remain
impartial, neutral and we will do operational independence”. Added Dr
Nsame
While closing the ceremony the Regional Delegate strongly pledge the
total support of the North West Regional Delegation of Public Health
which is the structure that directly regulates the functioning of this
hospital. He then urged the hard working and committed staff of the
Regional Hospital Bamenda to give their New Director, the same support
they gave the outgoing director and even more so as to magnify the
beauty of team work.
Dance group from Ndu |
It is worth noting that the new director Dr. Denis Nsame Nforniwe,
was by Ministerial Order No 218 /MINSANTE of the 1st of August 2019,
appointed as the new director of the Regional Hospital Bamenda to
replace Dr. Kingue Thompson.
Dr. Denis Nsame Nforniwe has been in the medical field for 21 years
he served as a medical doctor and is the outgoing director of the Limbe
Regional Hospital.
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