President Nana Akufo-Addo has admitted that the initial schedule he gave for the completion of Agenda 111 was overly ambitious.
The President made this known in his sixth address in Ghana’s Parliament on the State of the Nation on Wednesday, March 30.
According to the President, identifying suitable sites around the country for the project has turned out to be even more problematic than anticipated.
He, however, added that a great deal of the preparatory work has now been completed, and work has started at eighty-seven (87) of the one hundred and eleven (111) sites.
“Mr Speaker, I have to report that, like all major construction projects, it is evident that the initial schedule we gave for the completion of Agenda 111 was overly ambitious. Identifying suitable sites around the country, for example, has turned out to be even more problematic than had been anticipated.
“I am able to say that a great deal of the preparatory work has now been completed, and work has started at eighty-seven (87) of the one hundred and eleven (111) sites. I have been assured that preliminary work on the remaining twenty-four (24) sites is ongoing.
“We have every intention of seeing this project through to a successful end, which will enable me to commission all one hundred and eleven (111) hospitals before I leave office on 7th January 2025.”
According to President Akuffo Addo, constructions are undertaking for One Hundred and Eleven (111) entities which are made up of a standard 100-bed district hospital for One Hundred and One (101) districts without hospitals, with accommodation for doctors and nurses in six new regional hospitals for each of the six new regions.
President Akuffo also mentioned the rehabilitation of the Effia-Nkwanta Hospital in the Western Region, one new regional hospital for the Western Region and three psychiatric hospitals for each of the three zones of the country.
