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Cabinet has approved �37 million for the construction of 15 new polyclinics in the Central and Greater Accra Regions. Ten of the new polyclinics will be in the Central Region while the Greater Accra region gets five, according to a statement signed by Minister for Communications, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah. The beneficiary communities in the Central Region are Gomoa Dawurapong, Besease, Biriwa, Etsii Sunkwa, Asikuma Gyamena, Agona Duakwa, Binpong Akunfude, Ekumfi Narkwa, Twifo Atimokwa, and Gomoa Potsin while those in the Greater Accra Region are Adentan, Ashiaman, Bortianor, Oduman and Sege. �The construction of the new health facilities will help improve access to quality healthcare delivery and help with President John Mahama�s commitment to tackling the challenges with Maternal Mortality and Infant Mortality i.e. MDGs 4 and 5.�, the statement said. When completed the facilities will result in improved antenatal care, rapid delivery programmes, improved nutrition including breast-feeding and complementary feeding, Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) and improvement in the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), the statement added.