As part of the efforts to ensure healthy lives for all, the government has invested heavily in the health sector in the Ashanti Region.
Currently, six health facilities are under construction, some of which have been completed, with the others at various stages of completion.
They are the over 40-year-old Maternity Block of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the Afari Military Hospital, the 250-bed Regional Hospital at Sewuah in the Bosomtwe District, the Bekwai Municipal Hospital, the Kumawu District Hospital and the Konongo District Hospital.
This came to light during a recent tour of the facilities by the National Coordinator of the Monitoring and Evaluation Secretariat at the Presidency, Gifty Ohene Konadu, and her team.
The team was in the region to monitor and also inspect some of the ongoing projects in the region.
Commenting on the projects, Ms Konadu expressed the hope that when completed, the health facilities would aid in the rebound of the economy.
“It is the belief of this government that all the projects will be completed. The impact that this will have on the lives of the people will be massive. The President Akufo-Addo government is committed to transforming Ghana through massive development projects, and these are evident across the country,” she said.
KATH Maternity Block
The erstwhile NDC government, in 1999 and 2004, tried to reactivate the Maternity Block of KATH but could not do much before exiting office.
On Friday, May 15, last year, President Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the reactivation of the €155-million project after securing funding from the Deutsche Bank.
The project is expected to be completed in 2023.
Source : graphic.com.gh
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