President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that approximately $400 million was spent on the Agenda 111 hospital project under the previous administration without a single facility being fully operational.
The revelation came during his maiden State of the Nation Address in his second term before Parliament on Tuesday.
Agenda 111, an ambitious healthcare initiative aimed at constructing 111 hospitals nationwide, was launched to bridge the country’s healthcare infrastructure gap.
However, President Mahama’s remarks indicate that despite significant financial commitments, none of the hospitals have been completed and made operational.
“It is worth disclosing that USD400m has already been disbursed under agenda 111 project,” President Mahama said, indicating that yet not a single hospital under this gargantuan initiative is serving the people of Ghana.
President Mahama further suggested that the amount already spent could have facilitated the completion and operationalization of at least 22 of the proposed hospitals if resources had been utilized efficiently.
By: CNR
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