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Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu says the Finance Minister has approved the disbursement of the GH₵4 million debt owed to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. He made this announcement when he appeared before Parliament to brief the House on what led to the closure of the Renal Unit at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The Renal Unit was shut down on May 22, 2023, with hospital authorities blaming the closure on the removal of tax and excise duty exemptions on medical consumables. This had created a GH₵4 million debt for the hospital. Since the closure in May, about 19 renal patients have died.…