Ayawaso Central MP, Henry Quartey says it is time a hospital is built to cater purposely for the healthcare needs of legislators.
According to Mr Quartey, the pressure that comes with the job requires that MPs have medical practitioners dedicated to their well-being, local media, Myjoyonline.com stated in a report also sighted by Kasatintin.com.
He made the appeal on the floor of Parliament on Friday, March 31, 2023 as he mourned the passing of Kumawu MP, Philip Basoah.
He said ‘Mr. Speaker, perhaps this is the fine opportunity to respectfully…are there in place some structures for us, by way of counseling, by way of psychologists, by way of a specialist.
‘We have come too far as parliamentarians not to have a hospital of our own – maybe the time has come for Parliament as an arm of government to have a hospital built purposely for Members of Parliament.
‘I know that may sound a bit discriminatory but it will be appropriate to have that[hospitals] not just the parliamentarians but the Speaker and all who facilitate the work of parliamentary practices, Henry Quartey added.
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SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
