Nanumba-North District Health Directorate has sought advice from the Northern Regional Health Directorate to close down the Bimbilla District Hospital.
In the wake of a recent deadly clash in the area, and guided by similar incidents previously, a precarious situation has been created for medical staff members and general workers.
Authorities at the facility said they would have no choice but to close down if medical staff members were not provided with adequate security both at the hospital and home.
The threat follows the abandoning of post by about 50 per cent of nurses at the hospital after the clashes led to the demise of over 10 persons and injuring about 11 others.
Some of the nurses who spoke to TV3 lamented that their residences were torched during the clashes.
They lived in rented apartments built by indigenes. This has rendered most of them homeless.
The Nanumba-North District Health Director, Stephen Dadia, in a telephone interview confirmed the situation, and added that the lives of medical staff members were in danger.
Two police officers who had been stationed at the hospital premises on Thursday, February 9, 2017 during the heat of the clashes have not reported to work till date.
The Bimbilla Hospital on a daily basis has 12 nurses who run morning and evening shift at the wards. But right from the Out Patient Department (OPD) through to the wards, there were empty tables and chairs meant for the nurses on Sunday, February, 12 2017.
The situation at the Labour Ward was no different as only one midwife had reported to work, and already delivered five babies as at 1:00 pm.
Mr. Dadia feared the few nurses may also abandon the facility as management cannot continue persuading the nurses.
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