The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed satisfaction with progress of work on the Agenda 111 Hospital projects in the Northern Region.
He
has, however, charged the contractors on the projects to speed up work to
ensure their completion on schedule.
The
eight district hospitals being constructed in the region are expected to be
completed by December 2023.
Addressing the media after touring
some of the projects to assess progress of work yesterday, Dr Bawumia said:
"I am very happy with the pace of work so far; I never knew the
contractors had gone this far."
The
Vice-President began his two-day tour of the region last Sunday.
Significance
Dr Bawumia said the Agenda 111
initiative was an aggressive approach to addressing the healthcare
infrastructure deficit in the country.
He
said after 60 years of independence, there were still about 90 districts across
the country without hospitals to serve the people.
“One
of the things that we have to appreciate fundamentally is that Agenda 111 is
really a bold initiative by the government because we are saying that every
district should have a hospital; that is the vision,” he said.
According
to him, about 87 hospitals were at various stages of construction across the
country, with the five regions of the north having about 27 of those projects.
Courtesy call
As part of the tour, the
Vice-President paid a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of the Savelugu
Traditional Area, Yoo-Na Yakubu Abdulai Andani, at his palace.
He
commended the chief for his immense contribution towards the attainment of
peace in the region, saying: "You are the reason there is peace in Dagbon
today and we must commend you."
For
his part, Yoo-Na Andani lauded the government for initiating interventions
which he said were helping to improve the fortunes of the people.
Writer's email: mohammed.fugu@graphic.com.gh