Former Director of the Ghana Health Service, Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa, has renounced what he says is the poor attitude by some Ghanaians towards philanthropists who come into the country to help the needy.

He said bureaucracy at the Ministry of Finance and other ministries makes it unattractive for foreigners to help the needy in Ghana.

Professor Badu Akosa made the comment when he led a team of American doctors to Ghana for a special operation for people who cannot walk.  The program is dubbed 'Operation Walk'.

This year’s operation started on Monday and ended on Friday, October 25, 2019, at St Joseph's Hospital in Koforidua.

He said that due to the frustration the team went through in clearing medical equipment for the surgery this year, the team was unable to operate the number of people scheduled to benefit from the free surgery.

Prof Badu Akosa, the Chief Executive Officer of Operation Walk, is, therefore, calling for a change in attitude among the health value chain in Ghana.

He said if there is no change in attitude, many vulnerable people will continue to suffer and die in their poor conditions.

The Operation Walk Project which started three years ago with support from Vitamilk has operated on over 200 Ghanaians with various physical challenges.

The team of surgeons from the United States of America came to Ghana with their own medical equipment and implants to do hip and knee replacement surgeries to deserving pre-qualified patients.

Vitamilk supports Operation Walk as a Corporate Social Responsibility.

The St Joseph's Hospital facilitates the selection of patients whose conditions are deteriorating and require urgent surgery.

Patients are refreshed with Vitamilk after the surgery and spend some time with Brand Ambassadors like Yvonne Nelson, Steven Appiah and Majid Michel during recovery.

At a press conference held in Koforidua by the Operation walk team, some beneficiaries of the program were full of praise.

They said but for the Operation Walk team, they would not have been able to walk again.

The beneficiaries asked the government to facilitate the success of the project in Ghana to bring relief to the many who can’t afford surgeries outside the borders of Ghana.