On Thursday, the Christian Association of Ghana commissioned a COVID-19 High Dependency Unit (HDU) at the St Dominic Hospital in Akwatia. The HDU has been established to enable District Hospitals and smaller facilities in the Eastern region manage very severe COVID-19 cases without sending them to National Treatment Centers. The centre is open to referrals from all facilities in the Eastern region.
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The setting up of the HDU is part of a 2-year COVID-19 Response and Institutional Capacity Building (CRIB) project being implemented in 40 districts where CHAG facilities are district hospitals. The funding for the project came from the UKaid through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).