The Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya North, Frank Yeboah, has raised concerns about the pace of funding for the government’s Agenda 111 hospital project, warning that at the current rate, Ghana may need 193 years to fully complete all the planned health facilities.
Speaking in Parliament, the MP questioned the government’s commitment to completing the Agenda 111 district and regional hospitals announced in 2021.
He noted that although the project was launched with high expectations, the allocation levels in recent national budgets do not match the scale of work required.
He said each Agenda 111 hospital is estimated to cost about GH¢1.7 billion, putting the total cost for all ten facilities at approximately GH¢19.26 billion.
According to him, the huge funding gap makes it unrealistic for the government to meet its original timelines.
“If you divide GH¢19.26 billion by the GH¢100 million allocated, it means that at this pace, the Agenda 111 project will be completed in the year 2219 — 193 years from now. Why is the NDC government not prioritising the health centres of this country?” he asked.
The MP further urged the government to be transparent about the status of the project, including the number of active construction sites, total funds disbursed so far, and revised timelines.
He emphasised that Ghanaians deserve clarity, especially given the importance of the hospitals to rural health delivery.
Yeboah called for a comprehensive review of the initiative, urging both government and Parliament to prioritise realistic financing plans to ensure the project does not become, in his words, “another abandoned national vision.”
On August 17, 2021, former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo launched the Agenda 111 project to ensure Ghanaians nationwide have access to quality healthcare services.
Each of them will be a quality, standard-design, one-hundred-bed hospital, with accommodation for doctors, nurses, and other health workers, and the intention is to complete them within a year.
However, for over two years, none of the promised hospitals have been completed. The project remains stalled due to funding challenges.
