Former Deputy Minister of Health and Akim-Oda MP, Alexander Akwasi Acquah, has blamed the delay in operationalizing some completed Agenda 111 hospitals on the termination of appointments for health practitioners recruited under the Akufo-Addo administration.
He revealed that although three health facilities have been completed and fully equipped, they remain non-functional due to a shortage of medical personnel.
Speaking to Citi News after President Mahama’s State of the Nation Address, Acquah explained:
“They are not operational because we have to put staff there, and the practitioners we have recruited are the same people they are sacking away.
“So if you are terminating the appointment, GHS will not have the ability to post people to these facilities, but otherwise, we have mentioned that three facilities have been fully completed.
“We have done the tooling, and it is ready to be operated. We have the Trede in Atwima Kwanwoma, we have the Kokoben in Oforikrom, and then we have the Bokro in Ahanta West.”