The Management of the Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta Region has seen off its former Chief Executive Officer, Dr John Tampouri, and Former Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Dr John Korbuvi, into retirement.

The two committed decades of their services to the facility, contributing significantly to it becoming a preferred choice for healthcare in the West African Sub-region.

Their tenures saw the facility transformed from a Regional Hospital into a Teaching Hospital while pursuing a medical tourism agenda.

Brief Profile of Dr John Tampouri at the Facility

Dr John Tampouri was among the first batch of medical doctors posted at the facility in April 1999 when it launched its operations, after it was handed over to the government in November 1998, under the Jerry-John Rawlings’ administration.

He dedicated about 30 years of his career to the Ho Teaching Hospital, shaping and at some point, leading the transformational agenda of the facility when he was appointed Chief Executive Officer.

He played a significant role in converting the facility from a Regional Hospital to a Teaching hospital in 2019.

This was to help train students of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), especially medical students. Dr Tampouri served as the Foundation CEO until his retirement in 2025.

He was also instrumental in positioning the facility to become a preferred medical destination in the West African subregion, launching a Medical Tourism agenda.

Brief profile of Dr John Korbuvi serving at HTU

Dr John Korbuvi, a former Director of Pharmaceutical Services, has also retired after serving the facility for about 15 years.

He joined the team in 2010 and left an indelible mark on the Pharmaceutical department of the Ho Teaching Hospital.

He led the implementation of several interventions contributing to improved service delivery.

During his career, he had served at the Keta Municipal Hospital, the South Tongu District Hospital in Sogakoge and the Ho Teaching Hospital.

Send-off ceremony

An elegant send-off party was organised for the two heroes to celebrate their contributions to the progress of the Ho Teaching Hospital.

It was attended by the Board and Management Members, staff, associates, partners, families and friends.

Appreciation

Speaking at the ceremony, the Vice Chancellor of UHAS, Prof Lydia Azaito, underscored the duo's dedication to duty, committing to enhancing and ensuring quality care delivery to clients.

The foundation Vice Chancellor of UHAS, Prof Fred Binka, outlined how he partnered with John Tampouri to acquire accreditation for the University, in a bid to provide a full-scale training for medical students.

“To send our physician assistants to the clinical fields, we got accreditation for the Ho Teaching Hospital. So, that solved a major problem about the students; otherwise, we would have to transport the students to the nearest teaching hospital for training before they could graduate”, said.

The Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health eulogised the milestones chalked by the duo in promoting quality healthcare delivery at the facility.

Dr John Tampouri's remarks

Dr John Tampouri said that the 30-year period he served at the facility was the best of his life, acknowledging the support of family and staff during his service years.

He chronicled that he decided to station at the Ho Teaching based on his mother’s advice after moving from region to region in the early years of his career.

He rated UHAS as one of the best tertiary institutions in Ghana, in terms of infrastructure and content, appreciating the efforts of stakeholders, complementing efforts by the Foundation Council and Management.

He urged the current administration of the Ho Teaching Hospital to be dynamic in pushing the agenda of the facility to conform to the current trend of health care delivery, as it strives for excellence in the field.

Dr John Korbuvi's remarks

Dr John Korbuvi said that he began his career at the Keta Hospital and served 15 years at the Ho Teaching Hospital, contributing to shaping the pharmaceutical department.

He appreciated the support of management, staff, friends, and family during his years of service at the facility.

Dr Korbuvi entreated their successors to keep the flame burning by building on what they had done, to keep the Ho Teaching Hospital at par with standards in the health sector.