Nii Otu Nartey

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Nii Otu Nartey
FAAOP, MRCD, FWACS, FGCS
Born
Nii Otu Nartey

2 December 1952
NationalityGhanaian
EducationAccra Academy
Achimota School
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
Occupations
Known forCEO of Korle Bu Hospital
Scientific career
FieldsDental Surgery
Institutions

Nii Otu Nartey is a Ghanaian dental surgeon and a professor of oral pathology at the University of Ghana Dental School. He became chief administrator of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in 2009 and served until 2013.[1] Prior to this, he was the first dean of the dental school of the College of Health Sciences of the University of Ghana.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, Member of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the Ghana College of Surgeons.

Early life[edit]

Nartey was born on 2 December 1952.[2] Nartey attended Achimota School and Accra Academy.[3][4] After his secondary education, Nartey graduated with a bachelor's degree in dentistry from the University of Ghana Medical School in 1980. Nartey had postgraduate training in oral pathology at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry of the Western University between 1983 and 1986.[5]

Career[edit]

Academic[edit]

In August 1994, he joined the then School of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Ghana as a lecturer. Nartey was promoted to associate professor at the department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine and served as deputy dean of the University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry.[6] He was appointed acting dean upon the separation of the School of Dentistry from the University of Ghana Medical School as a new school of the university. Thereby, becoming the first dean of the University of Ghana Dental School.

CEO of Korle-Bu Hospital[edit]

In June 2008, Nartey was appointed Chief Administrator of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.[7] In July 2009, he began the distributing of land to hospital staff which previously had resulted in the hospital staff taking a lawsuit against the hospital.[8] The next month, he ordered the suspension of 11 revenue collectors of the hospital on grounds of embezzlement.[9][10]

In January 2010, Nartey outlined plans for clinics for treatment of stroke and cancer.[11] However, it was not until 2011 that Nartey revealed work was to begin on the expansion and re-equipment of the National Radiotherapy Centre meant for cancer treaatment.[12] Under Nartey's leadership, the lifts of the hospital were replaced.[13][14][15]

In January 2012, media outlet, myjoyonline reported on a rift between the hospital board and the Nartey-led management.[16] Hospital's workers followed up with a demand for his removal by the country's president citing corruption as their reason.[17] The next month, Nartey objected to a proposal made by the health minister, Alban Bagbin for a dissolution of the hospital's board.[18]

In March 2012, Nartey made comments suggesting that the hospital should be subjected to private control to raise money and for efficient operation.[19] In April and May 2012, workers of the hospital again demanded his removal by the country's president citing their reasons as corruption and his call on privatisation of the hospital.[20]

In September 2012, Nartey decision to break into the hospital's pharmacy in order to dispense drugs to patients under emergency met with criticism from the pharmacists association, whose members were on strike, as being illegal.[21]

On 17 December 2012, Nartey announced his retirement from Korle-Bu revealing that the hospital board had appointed the hospital's Director of Medical Affairs, Afua Hesse, to succeed him.[22] He went on a leave the next month and his retirement took effect from May 2013.[2]

Nartey received GHç 92,667 cedis as a retirement package sum at the end of his 5 year service at the hospital.[23]

Personal life[edit]

Nii Otu is married to Merley Afua Newman-Nartey, an academic at the department of Orthodontics and Pedodontics of the University of Ghana Dental School. Nii Otu and Merley have two children.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Korle Bu Annual Report- 2012" (PDF). kbth.gov.gh. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Power Play at Korle-Bu". ghanaweb.com. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Profile of Guest Speaker: Nii Otu Nartey". Accra Academy 75th Anniversary Brochure. Accra Academy. 2005.
  4. ^ "Achimotan '73 Year Group marks 40th Anniversary". modernghana.com. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Schulich Dentistry Alumni Honoured". schulich.uwo.ca. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Oral health programme begins". ghanaweb.com. 7 October 1998. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ^ Ghana News Agency (13 June 2008). "Korle-Bu gets new Chief Executive and Board". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Korle Bu land saga brought to closure". myjoyonline.com/. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ^ Daily Graphic (25 August 2009). "11 embezzle GH¢170,001.61 at Korle-Bu". modernghana.com.
  10. ^ Daily Graphic (26 August 2009). "GH¢170,001 Embezzled - Korle-Bu Suspends 11 Revenue Collectors". modernghana.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Korle-Bu to have stroke, cancer Clinics". Daily Graphic (18131). 22 January 2010.
  12. ^ "Korle-Bu Hospital to be Re-equipped". Daily Graphic (18466). 23 February 2011.
  13. ^ "Korle-Bu to replace obsolete lifts". myjoyonline.com. 7 June 2010.
  14. ^ "Work on Korle-Bu elevators are on-going - Professor Nartey". modernghana.com. 17 December 2010.
  15. ^ "Contract to replace lifts at Korle-bu Teaching Hospital". ghanaweb.com. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Rift between Korle-Bu Board and management widens". modernghana.com. 16 January 2012.
  17. ^ "Korle Bu Boss In Trouble". ghanamma.com. 17 January 2012.
  18. ^ "Korle-Bu CEO says no to dissolution of board". myjoyonline.com. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  19. ^ Doreen Hammond - Daily Graphic (23 March 2012). "Privatise Korle Bu - Prof Nartey". modernghana.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  20. ^ Newman Dotse - The Citizen Newspaper (1 May 2012). "Nartey Must Go Now! -Korle-Bu Workers". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Korle-Bu CEO Breaks Into Pharmacy To Save Lives". peacefmonline.com. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Professor Otu Nartey announces retirement from Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital". businessghana.com. 18 December 2012.
  23. ^ "Korle-bu hospital boss takes home GHC92,667, as retirement package". ghanaweb.com. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  24. ^ "OAA 1973 YEAR GROUP CELEBRATES RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS AND MILESTONES". OAA 1973 Year Group. 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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