Health Minister, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, directly blames the contractor’s failure to hand over the facility for the operational deadlock at the newly built 120- bed Weija Children’s Specialist Hospital.
Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, July 8, Akandoh flatly rejected claims that the government is intentionally stalling the commission of the fully equipped pediatric facility. He revealed that while the Ministry of Health has already recruited and stationed a full complement of medical staff, critical outstanding works including final medical equipment installations remain incomplete.
He explained that the World Bank-funded project encountered procurement-related challenges during construction, which contributed to delays in its completion.
Akandoh rejected suggestions that government was deliberately delaying the commissioning of the facility, stressing that inspections by the Ghana Health Service revealed that parts of the project remain unfinished.
To break the impasse, the Ministry of health officially summoned the contractor to a decisive, in-person meeting on Friday, July 10, to conclude the handover terms.
The assurance followed growing public pressure from residents of Weija-Gbawe, who staged a demonstration in May demanding the immediate opening of the fully furnished 120-bed paediatric hospital, which is expected to improve specialist healthcare services for children and reduce congestion at existing health facilities.
By: Petra Darkowaa Boateng
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