Sekyere Rural Bank is helping the Jamasi Health Centre in the Ashanti region, to strengthen the clinic's capacity to deal with rising issues of insecurity.

A security post for personnel of the health facility has thus been commissioned for use.

The furnished facility will help ensure qualified security persons are employed to strengthen security within the health center.

The Board Chairman of the Sekyere Rural Bank, Dr. Francis Denteh said, “we are concerned about security in this area. Not long ago, we constructed a similar facility for the police on the Mampong road. It cost more than hundred thousand cedis and that has been beneficial so far”.

“This security post was constructed after the health centre approached us with the request. We hope that with this, the people will feel safe to stay in the hospital,” he added.

Authorities of the Jamasi Health Centre say quality healthcare delivery is adversely impacted by issues of insecurity.

District Health Officer, Adam Natogmah, says the absence of a fence wall facilitates the invasion of the facility.

The most recent threat came from a mentally-ill man who entered the hospital's ward and attempted to disrupt service.

The various blocks of the health centre are scattered across acres of land. Managing entry to the facility is difficult because there is no fencing.

Mr. Adam Natogmah explained that this heightens the security concerns.

“At night when a person falls sick, already the person is in serious agony. The person wants to have access to the facility but refuses to do so due to previous cases of insecurity”, he said.

He noted that some efforts have been made to improve security in the hospital. Key among them is construction of a fence wall to deal with unauthorized entry. However, the project has stalled due to lack of financing.

Mr. Natogmah explained that a dip in internally generated funds is the cause, “Ninety to ninety-five percent of the people coming for health delivery come with the NHIS and the reimbursement for health delivery delays. Those who come with cash are not many, so we do not have much to embark on such projects. We will need support from corporate institutions”, he said.