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President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that only one hospital under the ambitious Agenda 111 initiative was completed by the time his administration assumed office. Speaking at a meeting with the Christian Council, Mahama emphasized the significant financial resources required to complete the remaining projects, estimating a need for $1.7 billion to operationalize the stalled hospitals.
“The previous government started Agenda 111 but has not been able to finish the hospitals. There are so many of them unfinished. Even the ones they commissioned don’t have a single bed. Now we need $1.7 billion to complete the Agenda 111 projects,” Mahama stated, highlighting the challenges facing the initiative.
Launched under the Akufo-Addo administration, Agenda 111 aimed to construct 111 district and specialized hospitals across Ghana to improve healthcare access. However, the project has been plagued by funding shortages and delays, leaving nearly 90 hospitals incomplete and non-functional.
In his address, Mahama called for collaboration with religious organizations to address the gaps in healthcare infrastructure. He proposed that churches and missions with existing healthcare facilities could partner with the government to improve and expand services rather than building competing facilities.
“If the missions have a hospital in an area, we are not coming to compete with the missions by building a hospital. We will use the resources to improve the mission hospitals so that they can provide the service,” he explained.
Mahama also suggested that religious missions could take over some of the incomplete hospitals, finish their construction, and manage them to ensure efficient healthcare delivery. “So I am also proposing that if some of the missions are interested, they could finish some of the hospitals and manage them,” he added.
The President’s remarks come amid growing public concern over the slow progress of the Agenda 111 initiative, with many communities still lacking adequate healthcare facilities. Mahama assured Ghanaians of his administration’s commitment to completing the project, emphasizing its importance in meeting the nation’s healthcare needs.
Source:NKONKONSA.com
