The government has planned to use part of the land which was formerly occupied by onion sellers at Agbogloshie would be used to construct one of the agenda 111 hospitals.
The decision to use the land came after the Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, together with the Greater Accra Regional Minister paid a visit to the site to assess the land.
Mr. Henery Quartey commenting on the issue said the facility after completion would serve residents from the Ablekuma Central Municipality, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, and people from Abossey Okai.
“If you have a hospital located strategically here, it serves over 100,000 people directly and indirectly because it creates jobs as well,” Mr. Quartey said.
Dr. Nsiah-Asare on his part noted that he was happy at the progress of work on the land.
According to him, construction for the hospital is expected to commence in two weeks.
“This is going to be a hospital that will relieve Korle Bu of some of its burden… Korle Bu will then concentrate on specialised clinical care, training of our medical health professionals, and also doing research in the medical conditions that they see,” Dr. Nsiah Asare said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com