Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has informed the Genersl public that the La General Hospital will be operational by the end of 2024.
He made the guarantee during a visit to the project site on Wednesday, November 29, 2023.
The Finance Minister informed the project’s contractor that a timely payment would be made to aid in the project’s completion.
“We will have a standing commitment that meets at least a requirement that will ensure we keep timestamps on it so that next year the president will be here to commission it. We look forward to working with you to ensure that your payments come in time,” he said.
Government says it has secured 50 million euros for the completion of the facility which was demolished in 2020.
The facility was demolished following an assessment led by CSENG Consult, a reputable Civil and Structural Engineering firm in Accra, after the hospital’s administration in 2015 reported severe structural problems.
Upon completion, it will be transformed into a 160-bed facility and will be fitted with an outpatient department; inpatient wards; maternity and neonatal services; surgical unit with four theatres; accident and emergency department; public health department; pharmacy unit; laboratory; administration; imaging area, with CT Scan, X-ray room, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, mammography units; physiotherapy unit; and a mortuary.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
