President Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo on Sunday flagged off two more hospital projects in the Tema enclave in the Greater Accra Region.
He started with a 40-bed municipal hospital at Kpone and then moved to Tema to cut another sod for the construction of a 400-bed secondary level hospital.
The President said the government had secured funding towards the construction and equipping of 12 hospitals with the associated staff accommodation facilities for hospital workers, and Kpone is one of the beneficiary communities.
He said €71.5 million from Erste Group Bank AG and ČeskáSpořitelnaa.s has been secured towards the construction and equipping of these 12 hospitals and said it is covered by an export credit guarantee of €8,612,931.30 from the EGAP of the Czech Republic.
The project will be constructed by VAMED Engineering GmbH of Austria, a global leader in the construction of healthcare facilities, and mentioned other beneficiary communities as Jumapo, Kwabeng, Nkwatia, Achiase and Adukrom in the Eastern Region; Suame, Drobonso, Sabronum, Manso Nkwanta and Twedie in the Ashanti Region as well as Mim in the Ahafo Region.
All the 12 projects, including Kpone, are expected to be completed within 24 months, according to the President.
He said government’s commitment to guaranteeing access to healthcare for all Ghanaians through the improvement of existing healthcare facilities, including construction of new facilities, should not be taken for granted.
Upon completion, the Kpone Municipal Hospital will be fitted with staff offices, out-patient department and a public health wing, surgical suite consisting of a theatre, recovery ward and a sterilisation unit, delivery unit and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), laboratory, pharmacy and X-ray, beds for males, females and paediatrics, services block containing the laundry, stores and a cold room and staff accommodation.
Other components of the project package include supply and installation of medical equipment, one-year post completion warranty and maintenance, and a training component for staff.
“Niimei, I am delighted and honoured by your presence here, and I assure you that this project is a sign of greater things to come for Kpone, and, indeed, for the whole nation. Government’s commitment to the total development of Ghana is absolute,” he added.