The Ministry of Health has unveiled a strategy to finish roughly 35 of the 111 hospitals that stalled under the previous administration’s Agenda 111 programme. Ministerial spokesperson Tony Goodman said the government has already begun work on some projects and is forging partnerships to complete the rest.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Thursday, September 24, 2026, Goodman noted that about ten hospitals were already showing visible improvements. He added that government resources would be directed to bring another 35 facilities to completion over the next two years.
Goodman said the plan would involve collaboration with organisations such as the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), non‑governmental organisations and multinational companies. The approach is part of a broader effort to ensure abandoned health infrastructure projects are not left unfinished.
He explained that the government is prioritising projects that are already advanced to make the best use of resources already invested. Goodman cautioned that completing all 111 hospitals within a year or two would be infeasible given the financial requirements.
The announcement comes amid renewed debate over the future of Agenda 111 projects, following the government’s plan to build three 160‑bed regional referral hospitals in the Oti, Savannah and Western North regions. Former Health Minister Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has questioned the decision to pursue new regional hospitals while several existing facilities remain incomplete.
What to watch: The government will likely publish detailed partnership agreements and timelines in the coming weeks, and the Ministry of Health may release progress updates on the remaining hospitals.
