Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Minister of Information, has revealed that 88 hospitals from ‘Agenda 111’ are currently under development.
He made the announcement during a news conference in Trede, Ashanti region.
Mr. Oppong Nkrumah indicated that several of the hospitals that were running behind schedule had been terminad.
“The brief I have is that 88 are currently under construction and it is grouped into eight zones and in those eight zones, you will find 54 projects. We have visited 33 sites so far and we thought that coming to Trede, where it all began, it is important to showcase from Trede all that has gone on so far.
“We have also provided you with the reports of the sites that we have visited so far, the majority of them that are doing well, the few of them that are behind schedule. We have also updated you on the ones that we have had to terminate because they are behind schedule.”
On his part, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, the President’s health advisor, stated that there is sufficient funding to complete the project.
He further added that once completed, these hospitals will provide job opportunities for nurses and contribute to Ghana’s general economic growth.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
