President Nana Akufo-Addo has strongly indicated {that a} vital variety of the Agenda 111 hospital tasks are set to be commissioned in 2024 – the ultimate 12 months of his administration.
Speaking on the median Physicians and Surgeons Awards, President Akufo-Addo added that his imaginative and prescient is to make Ghana the centre of wonderful medical care in West Africa by 2030.
“Thus far, the development of 86 district hospitals, two regional psychiatric hospitals, and the western regional hospital are ongoing that are all at numerous ranges of completion. The common completion price of the 89 tasks is 52 %. With work at a number of the websites at 70 to 80 % full.
“Beyond the building of these new healthcare facilities, my vision is to help make Ghana the centre of excellence of medical care in West Africa by 2030, Leveraging on Ghana’s favourable status as the most peaceful country in the West Africa sub-region, a beacon of democracy and a land of opportunities.”
President Akufo-Addo’s administration initiated the Agenda 111 undertaking, also called the Ghana Health Infrastructure Project, to deal with gaps in healthcare infrastructure throughout the nation.
It consists of the development of 101 district hospitals in areas missing such services, two psychiatric hospitals, seven regional hospitals, and the rehabilitation of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital.