The government will prioritise the completion and operationalisation of two Agenda 111 hospital projects in the Ashanti Region as part of a broader national strategy to bring selected facilities into service, Ashanti Regional Minister Frank Amoakohene has said.
Speaking in an interview on Ahenfie FM on Wednesday (27 May), Amoakohene said the projects at Oforikrom and Trede had been selected under plans by President John Dramani Mahama to complete an initial batch of hospitals across the country.
“We want to operationalise two of the Agenda 111 projects in the region. The President has decided to complete 10 of the projects dotted across the country. For now, Oforikrom and Trede have been targeted for completion and operationalisation,” he said.
He added that the remaining projects in the region would be pursued in phases depending on budgetary allocations and funding availability.
Growing debate
The comments come amid continuing debate over the future of the Agenda 111 programme, the large-scale healthcare initiative launched under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to expand healthcare infrastructure across the country.
The programme has faced scrutiny in recent months following criticism by President Mahama, who questioned the decision to simultaneously begin construction of 111 hospitals, describing the approach as financially difficult to sustain and poorly structured.
Mahama has argued that a phased implementation model would have been more practical, while also raising concerns over contractor performance and stalled projects.
Strong defence
However, former Director-General of the Ghana Health Service Anthony Nsiah-Asare has defended the programme, insisting it was designed to address critical healthcare gaps exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nsiah-Asare has maintained that Agenda 111 received funding support from multiple sources, including COVID-related resources, budget allocations and oil revenues, and argued that the programme was intended to strengthen access to healthcare services nationwide.
The government has said it intends to continue the initiative through a phased completion strategy, with selected projects expected to be prioritised for operational use.
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