Akufo-Addo: We have expanded hospital beds from 24,153 in 2016 to 32,818 by August 2024

In the health sector, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has praised his administration's achievements as outstanding. Ghana's healthcare system will be significantly enhanced with the completion of the Agenda 111 project, which intends to construct hospitals around the nation, he promised Ghanaians.

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who has hailed his administration's achievements in the health sector as remarkable, has emphasized the importance of ongoing projects.

He gave Ghanaians the assurance that the country's healthcare system would significantly improve once the Agenda 111 project, which aims to construct hospitals around the nation, is completed.

As important progress indicators in Ghana's healthcare service, the President also praised the government's efforts to lower the rates of maternal, adolescent, and child mortality.

He claimed that the new institution is a component of a larger initiative to update healthcare nationwide.

In closing, President Akufo-Addo gave the public his word that his administration would keep the health sector as a top priority and make sure Ghana's healthcare system developed to accommodate the country's expanding population. 

“From 2017 to August this year, we’ve added some 8,665 hospital beds for admission, i.e., from 24,153 hospital beds in 2016 to 32,818 hospital beds by August 2024, representing a rise of some 36%, further underscoring our commitment to expanding healthcare infrastructure.”

“This excludes the total number of beds to be provided by the Agenda 111 Project. We’ve also made significant strides in reducing maternal, adolescent and child mortality rates.”

“The Institutional Maternal Mortality Ratio (IMMR) has declined steadily from 127.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2018 to 102.1 per 100 live births in recent years,” he stated.

Further proving the government's ongoing commitment to improving the healthcare system, the newly opened facility at Korle Bu is expected to significantly expand the country's capacity to provide specialist medical care.