The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament(MP) for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu has disclosed that the architectural drawing of the Agenda 111 hospital projects is costing the Ghanaian tax payer thirty six million Ghana cedis (GH¢36,000,000.).
This coming in after Adjaye Associates has revealed the designs for the Agenda 111 projects.
Guided by the ambition to define a next-generation hospital experience, the design concept merges 21st century technology with a contextual and holistic approach crucial to the delivery of state-of-the art healthcare.
“By approaching the hospital as more than just a place for the provision of medical services, the design scheme aims to unlock the potential of this ambitious initiative by repositioning the hospital as a piece of community infrastructure that embodies sustainability, efficiency, and generously provides green spaces to facilitate wellness and healing,” said David Adjaye.
Visualized images of the government’s ambitious ‘Agenda 111’ hospital projects show the three main types of projects the government hopes to complete.
The plan to construct 111 health facilities will include new regional hospitals, new district hospitals, and new psychiatric hospitals.
The intents of the project is to ensure that Ghanaians in every district and region in the country have access to quality healthcare services.
In a post on his facebook page, the lawyer wrote; “The architectural drawings of Agenda 111 hospitals cost 36,000,000 cedis”.
President Akufo-Addo as part of measures to mitigate the impact of the health crises caused by the covid-19 pandemic, cut sod for the commencement of the project on Tuesday, August 17 at Trede in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region.
A statement by the Public Relation Units indicates, only GH¢36million has been released as part of pre-construction mobilization.
Each of the hospitals will cost $16.88 million, with $12.88 million being used for the construction of the hospitals and $4 million for medical equipment.
The government expects the projects to be completed within 18 months.
Until now, sites have been identified for 88 of the 111 hospitals
