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President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the ultra-modern 120-bed Bekwai Municipal Hospital, a project that began during the era of the late military Head of State, General IK Acheampong.
In commissioning the hospital, President Akufo-Addo on Saturday said the ceremony is further proof of his government’s commitment to continue and successfully complete major infrastructure projects inherited from previous governments, so that everyone can enjoy the expected socio-economic benefits. .
“Having stalled in 2013 due to a lack of funds, the government, through the dynamic and hardworking Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Dormaa Central, Kwaku Agyemang Manu, successfully negotiated UK Export Finance (UKEF) funding for the completion of civil works, the acquisition of equipment with a three-year warranty period and the training of the personnel required for the operation of the hospital, ”said the President.
Built at a cost of 22.33 million euros, the hospital has been equipped with an outpatient service; emergency unit; physiotherapy department; staff accommodation (16 semi-detached houses with 2, 3 and 4 bedrooms); male and female rooms; recovery room; medicinal gas plant; 3 operating rooms; and offices.
In addition, the hospital has a central sterilization department (CSSD) and laundry; medical warehouses; kitchen; relatives’ lodge; water storage; mortuary; parking lot; supply and installation of medical equipment, including user and application training and maintenance; supply of initial medical consumables; and post-warranty maintenance.
The President reiterated the Government’s commitment to improve access to quality and essential health services by providing the necessary health infrastructure, equipment and logistics, including the deployment of appropriate technology, as part of the drive to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
“I want to reinforce the call for managers to embrace and strengthen the culture of maintenance. This building has come at a great cost to our nation and we should be in a position, some ten years later, to see it still in good condition, “he said.
President Akufo-Addo continued: “It should not fall into the way various institutions like this one in Ghana have gone. The leadership of this facility must set the example of its regular and constant maintenance, and will be responsible for it. “
The President congratulated the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service for the great efforts that they and their teams have made to complete this hospital.
“We will continue to uphold our agenda of building a robust, resilient and sustainable healthcare system for current and future generations. In fact, with four more years for Nana and the New Patriotic Party, we will do even more for you ”, he added.
