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We Are Building No Mortuary at Sowutuom-Agbeve
Mr. Wahab Agbeve, the manager of Agbeve Herbal Clinic has debunked claims that his outfit was putting up a mortuary facility at Sowutuom residence.
Speaking to the Health Digest News, Mr. Agbeve said the management of the clinic has never thought of establishing a mortuary at the said residence and that the residents of the said area should cleared out their fears from the fact that the rumour mongers are spreading the falsehood about the building of a mortuary facility at the newly acquired land.
He said the multi-billion hospital project at Sowutuom does not contain any department or apartment for services where dead bodies would be kept for long time.
He said that the facility is mainly meant for treatment of diseases added that the newly acquired land at the Sowutuom was meant for factory projects where medicines would be processed to serve the sick people at the main hospital.
Earlier in the day, the editorial department of the Health Digest received complains from the concerned residents that the management of the Agbeve Herbal Clinic was putting up a mortuary project at the residents which was against the rules of the environmental protection agency.
The residents furthered explained about the health problems that such project could post to the people and that the earlier the management rescinds its decision the better.
Mr. Wahab explained that the Directors of hospital were Moslems and that it is against their religious beliefs that a dead body is kept at a place for a longer period.
He stated that the land that had been acquired at the said place was meant for establishment of factory where all their medicines would be processed.
He said the hospital is sited at that place to serve the community and the people of Ghana and that nothing would be done jeopardize the relationship between the residents and the hospital.
He declared that the Hospital has opened its information and communication ban for all the people who care to know from them to enquire regularly from them in order that the fear and unnecessary speculations would be cleared out.
(Story; Amponsah Boakye)