President John Dramani Mahama is calling on the international community to collaborate with his government in completing the stalled Agenda 111 hospital projects, which were initiated by the previous administration.
Speaking at a credentials presentation ceremony for five newly appointed ambassadors to Ghana, Mahama disclosed that his government requires $1.7 billion to complete the hospitals.
He stressed the need for private sector involvement in bridging the gap in healthcare infrastructure.
“With regards to healthcare, we would like to see what the cooperation is. We do have a problem with our hospital facilities. The previous government started huge projects in healthcare, building more than 100 hospitals, and somehow we are stuck because they spent a lot of money and not being able to operationalize any of them,” Mahama stated.
He urged potential investors, especially those in hospital management, to partner with the government and the Ghana Health Service to complete and run the facilities.
The five diplomats who presented their Letters of Credence on Wednesday, March 12, include Ms. Laura Ranalli (Italy), Julio Enrique Pujol Torres (Cuba), Musu Jatu Ruhle (Liberia), Dr. Abdulla Muraid Sulaiman Mohammed Al Mandoos (UAE), and Ali Ghomshi (Iran).