KATH marks 70th anniversary with inter-directorate games

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has marked its 70th anniversary with an inter-directorate fun games event aimed at strengthening staff bonds, promoting teamwork and encouraging healthy lifestyles among employees. The event, held at Paa Joe Stadium, KNUST, brought together staff from various directorates, members of management and families for a day of sporting and recreational activities. The programme featured football, athletics, table tennis, volleyball, basketball and indoor games, providing staff with an opportunity to interact outside their usual work environments. Speaking at the event, Dr. Yaw Opare Larbi, Deputy Medical Director and Chairman of the KATH 70th Anniversary Operational Committee, said the games were organised to bring staff together and foster stronger relationships across the hospital. “Activities such as this bring us together and we get to make new friends.

And this is important for teamwork. It’s important for cohesion,” he said. He said the event was particularly significant because it formed part of the hospital’s celebrations to mark seven decades of service. According to Dr. Larbi, KATH has more than 6,000 staff, making activities that encourage interaction important to building unity and improving teamwork. He also said the games had a health-promotion component, giving staff an opportunity to exercise while encouraging them to become more conscious of their physical wellbeing. Anniversary activities Dr. Larbi said KATH’s 70th anniversary celebrations were launched in December 2025, following the hospital’s attainment of 70 years in 2025, with activities scheduled throughout the anniversary year. One of the activities already undertaken was an outreach in Nkoranza in the Bono East Region, where a multidisciplinary team of about…