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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Except they are going to build mud hospitals, they cannot build any durable hospitals in even one and half years. At least a good hospital can be built and be ready in two years time. Am not sure one year building project can stand the test of time, that will be shoddy job.
You are smart. I didn't even think about this. Ordinary Ghanaians know they are throwing dust into our eyes.
Let us give them the benefits of the doubt. We are in almost May. Election will be done in December. They are going to start building 94 hospitals. Fair enough! Where are the lands they have acquired, what are the feasibility studies they have conducted, where are the building plans, who are the construction companies, where are the funds, have they considered the rainy season between May to June. Even if the begin by August, are they going to complete even just one by December, by which time COVID 19 had finished may persons. What a bombshell!
Kojo you promised to build 350 SHS in your 4 year term. And now 94 hospitals in a year. The scam is getting tooo much why?
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING MORE HOSPITALS IF YOU CAN'T MAINTAIN WHAT IS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE? THE STATE OF ALL OUR CURRENT HOSPITALS ARE IN SUCH DEPLORABLE STATES AND DETERIORATING CONIDITIONS. WHY DON'T YOU FOCUS ON WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN BUILT AND PUT IN MORE FUNDS TO MAKE IT STATE OF THE ART HOSPITALS WITH ABUNDANCE OF EQUIPMENTS AND BEDS? OR ARE OUR LEADERS JUST INTERESTED IN PUTTING UP EMPTY STRUCTURES? BECAUSE IN THE END, THAT IS ALL YOU ARE GOING TO DO.PUTTING UP BUILDINGS AND LEFT TO ROT.
Only your village folks will vote for npp
Please before Ghanaians vote for another NPP govt, can they take out their 2016 manifesto and check the promises they were able to carry out to completion, especially the 1 district 1 factory pledge? Then check the rural and urban roads, sanitation in the country, with Accra will be the cleanest city promise, district clinics hospitals, then primary and secondary schools upkeep. Dont forget the unpaid salaries then vote if you need, want or desire this punishment for another 4 years.
If they should target completing uncompleted projects by previous governments, they can achieve the completion of 88 building projects as hospitals. its very easy and simple.it becomes difficult when politicians divert funds to do wrong projects. its feasible. there is a lot uncompleted projects by Kwame Nkrumah,JJ,NDC,Kuffour Administration.it will be good for the president to allocate resources to complete all as hospitals. Good Leader
If Mahama constructed only 5 five shs he is far better than akuffo addo who has constructed zero. I think npp has no moral right to lambast ndc about infrastructure. Dont go there
@RUBY MAHAMA tickle yourself and laugh. I guess you are a gullible npp fanatic who believes anything your party says. I can bet my last cedi that you will believe akuffo addo if he says he will turn Ghana into America in 7 months. The sad truth is that tribalism has rendered most Ghanaians stnp1d