President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated the refurbished Ridge Hospital now called the Greater Accra Regional Hospital.
“I’m happy that we are able to deliver a project like this. What we are doing is to provide equipment in the new facilities that we have so that our health professionals will be able to give off their best to the patients. We know that our health professionals operate in very challenging circumstances.
Sometimes equipment even for basic diagnosis is difficult to find and that is why we are trying to make a change by providing the facilities.
We have well-trained health care professionals and I think that, that will enhance the quality of health of our people,” the president said in his introductory remarks at the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, 30 November.
In a speech later read on his behalf by Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia, Mr Mahama noted that although the hospital is to serve the whole of the capital, “The main catchment area of the hospital including Nima, Maamobi and Accra Central which have the highest population density in the Greater Accra Region, will now be served by world-class medical facilities.
Surveys conducted at the Ridge Hospital indicate that about one out of every four of the daily total output of the hospital are residents of these localities which are relatively deprived communities in the Accra metropolis”.
According to him, the phase two of the project will be completed in 24 months to make the facility complete.
The facility was financed by the Government of Ghana with support from Exim Bank and the HSBC Bank.
The refurbished hospital has been equipped with ultra-modern facilities and 420 beds to improve quality and expand access to healthcare delivery.
Source: Classfmonline
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This project alone exposes how insensitive Mahama is. The cost of the expansion project alone was inflated by an amount of $130m. An amount that could build another 400 bed hospital, cos he knows some Ghanaians don't think, he parades corrupt projects around the country whiles he makes millions off them. If I could make $130m for a project, I would build 100s of that. That's how criminal Mahama is. There is no value for money. Ever wondered how his NDC has spent GHC251billion just in 8 years?
U are ungrateful n I see the eyes of ur brains r really blind. Sometimes u guys should put politics aside and b truthful for once. how can u say painted building SHAMA, go derr n c for ur self.
jm the man of courage and vision.this man is doing so well for this nation. even if they chop some of the money,they are working.akuffo addo could't even construct pit latrine for his village people at kyebi when he was an mp for 12 years and a minister for 8 years,how can this dadaba be president of ghana folks? john mahama please you have my respect.god richly bless you for the wonderful,bold,courageous and very painful infrustructural decisions have made. please never mind this nonentity akan people who only ran away from their home land and thinking the country will develop by magic.
Bawumia buys chinchinga, John Mahama buys infrastructure.
Ei! Commissioner General JM.
Highest PRIORITY should be with MAINTENANCE for such an Elaborate and beautiful edifice. Otherwise a collction of sheds and Hangars would have been ok. The Black man has still to cultivate the essence and culture of MAINTENance.I wish to see GAR-H+ even more beautiful in five years time.
Very beautiful edifice Congratulations! Two questions however remain to be answered. (1) how do we sustain the beauty? (2) How do we ensure that these hospitals are managed in a self-sufficient manner, to ensure that people do not put benefits in their pockets??? JM Toaso
Finally Greater Accra has a befitting Regional Hospital
Isnt this just a painted building? NDC and propaganda...
Country boss JM well done God richly bless you. We will show our appreciation by voting for you next week.