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Akufo-Addo hails Healthcare achievements, assures of Agenda 111 completion
Korle Bu, Ghana - October 18, 2024 - President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hailed his administration's achievements in the health sector as unprecedented, citing the ambitious Agenda 111 project as a game-changer for Ghana's healthcare infrastructure.
Speaking at the commissioning of the new Urology and Nephrology Centre of Excellence at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Akufo-Addo assured Ghanaians that the project's completion will revolutionize healthcare delivery.
The President highlighted some impressive statistics, including the addition of 8,665 hospital beds since 2017, representing a 36% increase from 2016. This brings the total number of hospital beds to 32,818 as of August 2024.
He also noted significant reductions in maternal, adolescent, and child mortality rates, with the Institutional Maternal Mortality Ratio (IMMR) declining from 127.3 deaths per 100 live births in 2018 to 102.1 per 100 live births in recent years.
Akufo-Addo acknowledged challenges in ensuring equitable access to healthcare, but reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing services and infrastructure.
“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.
“Despite these gains, challenges remain particularly in ensuring equitable access to healthcare services for children across the country.
''These achievements reflect our dedication to improving healthcare services in advancing towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly our targets of reducing maternal mortality to 70% per one hundred thousand live births under 5 mortality to 12 per 1,000 live births by 2030,'' he added.
Source: Lead News Online
