{"id":1226376,"date":"2022-10-17T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/17\/32-major-hospital-projects-ongoing-in-ashanti-president-akufo-addo\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T09:45:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T09:45:00","slug":"32-major-hospital-projects-ongoing-in-ashanti-president-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/17\/32-major-hospital-projects-ongoing-in-ashanti-president-akufo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"32 major hospital projects ongoing in Ashanti – President Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n32 major hospital projects ongoing in Ashanti – President Akufo-Addo <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Nana Addo <\/span><\/span>Dankwa<\/span><\/span>Akufo-Addo, says his government, since 2017, has embarked on the construction and completion of some thirty-two (32) hospital projects in the Ashanti Region.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Speaking at the commissioning of the 60-bed Asante <\/span><\/span>Akim<\/span><\/span> Municipal Hospital on Sunday, October 16, 2022, as part of his 4-day working visit of the Ashanti Region, President Akufo-Addo stressed that \u201cI am not referring to CHPS compounds and health centres, I am talking specifically about hospital projects\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Under Agenda 111, the President noted that his <\/span><\/span>government<\/span><\/span> is constructing sixteen (16) district hospitals in <\/span><\/span>Trede<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Kokoben<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Boamang<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Nsuta<\/span><\/span> Sekyere, Man<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>o <\/span><\/span>Adubia<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Mankranso<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Kwabenakwa<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Barekese<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Kodie<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Asiwa<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Akrofuom<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Adugyama<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Adansi<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>Asokwa<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Asokore<\/span><\/span> Mampong, <\/span><\/span>Bantama<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>Nyinahin<\/span><\/span>, in addition to the construction of a psychiatric hospital in <\/span><\/span>Onwe<\/span><\/span>, in the <\/span><\/span>Ejisu<\/span><\/span> Municipality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are five (5) hospitals being constructed by VAMED Engineering in <\/span><\/span>Manso<\/span><\/span> Nkwanta, <\/span><\/span>Twedie<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Sabronum<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Drobonso<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>Suame<\/span><\/span>. Under the EUROGET Project, initiated by the NPP under President Kufuor, the Akufo-Addo Government has seen to the completion of the Ahafo <\/span><\/span>Ano<\/span><\/span> North District Hospital in Tepa, and the Asante Akyem Hospital in <\/span><\/span>Konongo<\/span><\/span>. As I indicated earlier, the two hundred and fifty bed Ashanti Regional Hospital in <\/span><\/span>Sewua<\/span><\/span>, and the five hundred bed Military Hospital at <\/span><\/span>Afari<\/span><\/span> will be commissioned and completed next year,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The President continued, \u201cAgain, under Nana Addo <\/span><\/span>Dankwa<\/span><\/span> Akufo-Addo, the construction of the <\/span><\/span>Komfo<\/span><\/span><\/span>Anokye<\/span><\/span> Teaching Hospital Maternity and Children\u2019s Block, which had stalled for forty-one (41) years, have been duly reactivated, and work is progressing steadily. We are also completing two district hospital projects in <\/span><\/span>Fomena<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>Kumawu<\/span><\/span>, which were inherited from the predecessor Government.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

He told the gathering that, very soon, work will commence on the construction of district hospitals at <\/span><\/span>Offinso<\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span>Effiduase<\/span><\/span>, as will work on the completion of Maternity Blocks at <\/span><\/span>Tafo<\/span><\/span> and Kumasi South Hospitals, and the construction of a residential facility at <\/span><\/span>Abrepo<\/span><\/span> for Kumasi South Hospital. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of my tour of Ashanti, I will, on Wednesday, inspect ongoing work on the construction of a Trauma Hospital at Obuasi, which is being undertaken by Universal Hospital Group,\u201d he stated. \u00a0
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Konongo<\/span><\/span> Municipal Hospital<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Commissioning the Asante <\/span><\/span>Akim<\/span><\/span> Hospital in <\/span><\/span>Konongo<\/span><\/span>, which is part of the \u201cGhana Hospital Project\u201d, initiated by the Kufuor Government in 2008, and executed by EUROGET De-Invest S.A of Egypt, President Akufo-Addo indicated that this is the sixth Hospital he is commissioning under the Project.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis Hospital has been long awaited in <\/span><\/span>Konongo<\/span><\/span>, and it is good that, today, the demand for a Municipal Hospital of quality has been realised. Residents and surrounding health facilities will now gain access to improved healthcare,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cGhana Hospital Project\u201d involves the design, construction and equipping of one (1) Military Hospital, two (2) Regional Hospitals, and six (6) District Hospitals in Ghana, at a project cost of US$339 million. It falls under the broader objective of providing infrastructure for the delivery of effective healthcare to Ghanaians.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Other hospitals being constructed under this contract are the two hundred and fifty (250) bed Ashanti Regional Hospital at <\/span><\/span>Sewua<\/span><\/span> in the <\/span><\/span>Bosomtwe<\/span><\/span> District; the sixty (60) bed Municipal Hospital at <\/span><\/span>Salaga<\/span><\/span> in the East <\/span><\/span>Gonja<\/span><\/span> Municipality; and the five hundred (500) bed Military Hospital, under the Ministry of Defence at <\/span><\/span>Afari<\/span><\/span>, again, here in Ashanti. They are all expected to be commissioned before the end of 2023.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span><\/span>Konongo<\/span><\/span> Hospital has been constructed at a cost of thirty-five million, eight hundred and sixty-thousand United States dollars (US$35.86 million), and has been designed with several departments including administration; outpatient department (OPD); physiotherapy; pharmacy; radiology; laboratory; surgical suite (operation dep.); laundry; mortuary; medical waste department; general stores; ten (10) staff housing units; and a mini market.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Hospital has been equipped with modern medical equipment, such as x-ray machines, ultrasound machines, fully equipped operating theatre, medical gases, and patient monitors. It also has a medical waste treatment plant, a power station, a water treatment plant, a central air conditioning system and an anaerobic sewerage treatment plant. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo reiterated the commitment of Government to improving access to essential and quality health services through the provision of the necessary health infrastructure, equipment and logistics, including the <\/span><\/span>deployment of appropriate technology, as part of Government\u2019s drive to attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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