Land dispute in Accra and Kumasi is harming the Agenda 111 project, according to Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu.
He did say, however, that the administration is working hard to overcome these issues so that the project can move forward successfully.
"It's too early for me to say whether or not we'll complete." But, optimistically, it is what we want to achieve, and we strive to get it.
"Even land is still a problem for us, especially in the larger cities like Accra and Kumasi." Instead of extending across a larger geographical area, we are now modifying the infrastructure design to go higher. So they're designing something.
"Even in the villages, in the districts, certain chiefs are coming, and there are lawsuits in some locations," the Dormaa Central Member of Parliament remarked on Thursday, May 5, while receiving medical supplies from the Italian government.
On Tuesday, August 17th, President Akufo-Addo launched the Agenda 111 initiative, which would see 111 hospitals built around the country.
The President stated during the commissioning of the project in Trede, Ashanti Region, that when finished, the project will provide 20,000 jobs for health professionals.
When the project is completed, he said the Ministry of Health will hire additional physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. He also stated that the project's execution will result in the creation of additional indirect employment.
The president also stated that the Covid-19 outbreak had revealed Ghana's health sector's years of underinvestment.
To that purpose, he stated that his government is increasing investment in the economy's health sector.
"I am pleased that the nation's healthcare is receiving the largest-ever investment," he remarked.
We came together this morning to discuss the effects of Covid 19 on every country on the earth. For us in Ghana, the epidemic has not only disturbed our everyday lives, but it has also highlighted the flaws in our healthcare system as a result of years of underinvestment and neglect.