Dominic Nitiwul, the Minister of Defense, has ordered contractors building the military hospital in Afari, close to Kumasi, to finish the facility by December 15, 2022.
In order to guarantee that the project was finished on time, Mr. Nitiwul said that the government had contributed by making the remaining contract money available.
The minister stated yesterday when he visited the project site: "I will be here with the Parliamentary select committee on health to commission this project in December, and nothing must block it."
Euroget De-Invest, an Egyptian investment firm, is in charge of the hospital infrastructure, which is situated in the Atwima Nwabiagye District of the Ashanti Region.
The Minister visited the 500-bed facility as it neared completion and commissioning along with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and senior military figures such as Brig. Gen. Raymond K. Ewusi, Director-General of the Ghana Armed Forces Medical Services, and Brig. Gen. Prosper Kwame Ayibor, Commander of the Kumasi Military Hospital.
In advance of the hospital's opening, he said that a procedure to hire some 2,000 medical and support employees will get under way this year.
Given the amount of work already done, Mr. Nitiwul claimed that December was a sufficient amount of time to finish the remaining components.
"I want to strongly applaud you for your professionalism and drive to get the job done. He declared, "Based on what I have witnessed today, I'm extremely optimistic that you will fulfil your duty."
While equipment installation has proceeded, all of the physical infrastructure, including the staff housing facilities and medical buildings, has been finished.
Team
The crew was welcomed and shown around the project site by the resident engineer, Abou Shamaa, as well as the project officer, Tiyuniba Imoro Mahama, the country director of Euroget, Abraham Dwuma Odoom, the administrative manager, Baba Anaba, and the general project coordinator, Bernard Moro.
Engineers are presently working to create a unique phone line for voice and data, Mr. Moro informed the visiting party. The 11-person parliamentary panel praised the contractors for their efforts thus far and expressed hope that the project's difficulties would be overcome. The team was led by its chairman, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriye, and deputy ranking member, Dr. Mark Kurt Nawaane.
Despite the committee's high level of optimism, Nana Afriye stated that it will return to the site before the handover ceremony to "double check."
He remarked, "I'm sure we're fine to go now that the outstanding contract money has been sorted out.