President Akufo-Addo in October 2020 cut sod for the construction of a 400-bed Hospital which is estimated at €92.7 million to replace the existing Tema General Hospital and was scheduled to be completed in 24 months
The new Regional Hospital when completed is expected to provide functional areas such as Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Urology, Gynaecology, Orthopaedic, Dentistry and Dialysis Units including a hundred (100) seater Outdoor Educational Area, Seven (7) Antenatal Consulting Rooms, Six (6) Theaters and a Eight (8) bed ICU and Other Isolation rooms.
Speaking to the media during the inspection, Dr. Okoe-Boye expressed government’s commitment to complete the project despite delays.
According to him, “But for the debt exchange programmes, all these are not fathomed or imaginary projects. These are projects that have been worked on in terms of contracting, facility arrangements and even works have begun on some of the sites.”
He further explained that the Ministry of Finance is working hard to complete this debt exchange programme so that creditors can start disbursement.
“We are going to work hard to make sure that we resolve these challenges”, Dr. Okoe-Boye stressed.
The Tema General Hospital was built in 1954 to cater for workers who constructed the Tema Harbour but was later handed over to the Government for public use.
It is the biggest Healthcare Facility in the Tema Metropolis but currently in a critical dilapidated state.
