A scene during the exchange of documents on the partnership
The State Housing Company (SHC) under the Ministry of Works and Housing, has partnered with the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to construct 200 homes in the Greater Accra Region exclusively for medical doctors.
This initiative is part of the government’s National Affordable Housing Programme and aims to address the housing needs of healthcare professionals, providing them with comfortable and convenient living arrangements.
The collaboration seeks to attract and retain talented doctors, and ultimately improving the quality of healthcare in Ghana.
On Wednesday, the State Housing Company led by Managing Director Kwabena Ampofo Appiah, engaged with the Ghana Medical Association, represented by its President, Dr. Frank Serebour, to sign the contract for the commencement of the projects for the doctors.
Earlier this year, President Akufo-Addo and Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye launched the National Affordable Housing Programme dubbed ‘My Home, My Peace,’ which adopts a pragmatic approach to tackle the affordability gap and improve access to housing for Ghanaians.
President Akufo-Addo, during the sod-cutting ceremony for the Pokuase Housing Project in the Greater Accra Region on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, said his government’s determination to provide affordable housing to all Ghanaians remains resolute.
President Akufo-Addo, quoting from statistics that show that only five percent of Ghanaians can purchase a house without assistance, while 60 percent require support facilitated by the state and the remaining 35 percent of the population cannot afford a home even with government subsidies, said his government has designed a sustainable framework aimed at enhancing housing delivery in the country.
In this revised version, the government will subsidise the housing units with land and infrastructure, which is to absorb a critical component of the construction cost. The private sector will complement these efforts by raising funds to build the apartments on a cost-recovery basis.
The initial project under this revised programme entails the construction of 8,000 housing units on over 200 acres of land in Pokuase in the Greater Accra Region, and 6,000 housing units on 200-acre land in Dedesua in the Ashanti Region.
Mr. Asenso-Boakye, during the sod-cutting ceremony, also emphasised the government’s focus on providing affordable homes for ordinary Ghanaians.
He acknowledged that the pursuit of affordable housing in the country has encountered significant setbacks, pointing to the 5,000 housing units project in six different towns during President Kufuor’s tenure, as well as the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project, initiated by Presidents Mills and Mahama.
BY Daniel Bampoe