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By Christopher Arko, GNA
Accra, April 13, GNA – Parliament approved
a 155 million euro loan between the government and Deutsche Bank AG, London
Branch, for the completion and equipment of the Maternity and Children blocks
Komfo-Anokye University Hospital (KATH).
The loan (€ 155,043,352.60) is composed of two
components; 122 543 352.60 € is the UK export finance support tax,
32 500 000 euros are intended for the completion of the project.
Mr. Kwabena Amankwah-Asiamah, Vice President
Finance Committee, which presented its report, stated that the loan
was to help complete the KATH blocks of maternity and children, long abandoned,
improve the delivery of health care, especially maternal and child health.
It also aims to improve infrastructure in
realization of the Government's commitment to universal health care for all
citizens and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3.
Mr. Amankwah-Asiamah, giving the context of
the project, said in 1974 the Kutu Acheampong administration acknowledged the
need to expand the KATH and launched a maternity and treatment of eight floors on 1,000 beds.
Blocks for children.
He said that the project was awarded in 1976 by the
Central Tender Board, Accra, with the construction of the Pediatrics section.
However, he was suspended in 1979 when he was
about 70% completed and abandoned since.
Mr. Amankwah-Asiamah stated that in 1999, the
The project has been reactivated and all the foundations of the structural framework of the
substructure were demolished and rebuilt.
It has been included in public investment
Ministry of Health program, but the amount voted, over the years, could
not to complete it, he says.
He said that the blocks of motherhood and children
have been identified as critical health infrastructure to prevent congestion.
Mr Kwame Agbodza, Member of Parliament
Adaklu, supporting the motion, said that it might seem that the cost element
was high but the scope of the work to be undertaken was enormous.
He said that the terms of the contract and the conditions made
Value for money Essential audit in the execution of the project.
Mr. Agbodza gave the badurance that the different
the figures in the agreement would be examined carefully to enhance transparency.
He congratulated the Committee on making a good
work saying the terms and conditions are good.
He urged the government to find money to carry out
all abandoned hospital projects in the country to provide good health care
systems for the people.
GNA
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