The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress NDC John Dramani Mahama has criticized the government’s Agenda 111 hospital project, describing it as overly ambitious and unrealistic in terms of its completion timeline.
President Akufo-Addo launched the Agenda 111 project.
The project will cover the design, procurement, construction, equipping and commissioning of 101 District Hospitals, 6 Regional Hospitals in newly created regions, as well as 1 Regional Hospital in the Western Region, 2 Psychiatric Hospitals in Kumasi and Tamale and a redeveloped Accra Psychiatric Hospital.
The project is to ensure that Ghanaians nationwide have access to quality healthcare services and with the National Health Insurance Scheme, boost the provision of healthcare infrastructure and financial accessibility to healthcare.
Doctors, nurses, and other health personnel will have accommodation in the hospitals to be constructed.
According to the Agenda 111 detailed document, the facilities that will be enjoyed by Ghanaians include 4 state-of-the-art surgical theatres for maternity, obstetrics, and gynaecology, a full complement of male, female, pediatric, and isolation wards, among others.
According to the government, on completion, the venture will be “the largest investment in Healthcare infrastructure in the country since independence.”
John Dramani Mahama expressed doubt about the feasibility of the plan suggesting that it cannot be achieved within the foreseeable future.
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