Government, will this year, begin the construction of 88 Hospitals in districts without such facilities, according to President Akufo-Addo.
Delivering his eighth televised address to the nation on the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in the country on Sunday, April 26, 2020, the President said: "There are eighty-eight (88) districts in our country without district hospitals; we have six (6) new regions without regional hospitals; we do not have 5 infectious disease control centres dotted across the country, and we do not have enough testing and isolation centres for diseases like COVD-19. We must do something urgently about this. That is why Government has decided to undertake a major investment in our healthcare infrastructure, the largest in our history. We will, this year, begin constructing eighty-eight (88) hospitals in the districts without hospitals."
But some have asked where government is going to get the funds to construct those facilities, especially so when they were not factored in the budget.
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, speaking on Peace FM's morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, clarified that the 88 facilities will be completed by 2021 and not this year as it is being speculated.
He said "there will be documentation and other paperwork, cabinet approval including funding will be done this year before the construction begins".
According to him, "Indeed it is not in the budget, The president gave a policy directive and it is up to the sector ministers and the finance minister to come up with a roadmap to fund the project. I don’t think the fact that it is not in the budget will be a problem".
Listen to him in the video below
COVID-19 update
Ghana's case count of the novel coronavirus has jumped to 1,550; with the death toll climbing up to 11.
The updated case count comes after 271 more persons tested positive for the virus.
The Ghana Health Service affirmed this in its latest update of the pandemic's situation in the country on Sunday, April 26, 2020.
21 additional recoveries have been confirmed with the total number of recoveries now 155, while 6 persons are said to be "critically or moderately ill".
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Very good advise and may Allah bless you. NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT ON THIS EARTH
I do not believe Ghanaians love their country, everybody wants to make millions of dollars and buy house in overseas irrespective of how they come by the money. This trend is very dangerous and must not be encouraged because future generations will never forgive the present. From the president to the least officials they all believe in the same shiiit. We have to be very careful and take advise from what happened to some African leaders, Mobutu Sese Sekou, former president of CAR, and host of others- Ghana is not different. Ex president Rawlings has set the pace,though no very successful, another crazy guy will pop up who would be more brutal and non considerate and things will seriously fall apart. Please let us love our country and do what is good for our next generation. A WORD TO A WISE PERSON IS ENOUGH. Now that the political atmosphere in the country is not conducive I will however remind all to revisit and and read the letter written by Gen Afrifa to Col Acheampong
This is just an attempt to create loot and share business. before leaving office. 1. The designers of the hospitals would be paid in millions of dollars- something for the guys 2. The hospitals would not be completed but contract for construction will be awarded - an example is the cathedal. 3. everything would be priced in dollars- non of these guys would be based in ghana- an example kroll associates
Another story from the lying brigade led by an ex -convict in the UK followed by husband of fulani first lady. NPP is morally bankrupt in ideas except ways and means. An angel should be given the nod to lead because he can do it better, an example by commanding signed ghanaian passport from his shoe
Sheeeeeeee ashie ndcfuo papa! They dont know what to do next this has left them confused and frustrated that as usual they are sorting to their uncul*tured and uncou*th manners of insults. Npp are burying the ndc party with unbelievable policies, awesome and fantastic ideas. They have nothing to think of than to attack the EC like the EC are the voters who are going to vote and retain their president. This make me think ndc manipulated the EC when they were in power and since they have no say to this EC their option is attack and is that going to change anything to help them? Ndc is not a political party it is really a kriminal organization run by cabals who think they can use that to get power to build their empire, it will never happen never ever.The President of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo has lived his life well and has nothing to lose, than give back to the good people of Ghana what belong to them. If ndc were to be in power this 88 hospitals would be impossible and the money shared among their elites to build their empire,if not Nana Akufo Addo nobody knew Ghana could construct 88 hospitals in some districts within a year, it took some people 4 years to build 23 uncompleted community Day Senior High Schools out of 200 promised and where the money went only God knows! They have mouths to demand accountability really?