Government to commence its 111 hospitals project soon - Dr Nsiah Asare
The President's advisor on Health disclosed that feasibility studies for most of the projects have been completed, pending construction
Jonas Danquah 
The President's advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare says the one hundred and one hospitals promised by Akufo-Addo last year will start soon.
He disclosed that feasibility studies for most of the projects have been completed and the President and his vice will be going around the country to cut sods for them.
His remarks follows questions raised by majority of citizens about the whereabouts of the eighty-eight (88) new district hospitals the president promised.
But Dr. Nsiah-Asare, speaking to Kumasi based Luv FM, plans are underway to begin construction of some hospitals as contracts have even been awarded.
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“I know all the district hospitals drawing have been done and awards have been given to some contractors and we’ll be meeting them this week. We want to move the process forward and so very soon you’ll see His Excellency and the Vice President going round cutting the sod for the work.”
He continued that, “Government wants to construct 100-bed capacity district hospitals in all districts without hospitals.”
According to him, the government did a quick survey and found that a lot of the 260 districts don’t have any hospitals at all. He assured Ghanaians, of government’s strategy to improve health care delivery and its infrastructure across the country.
