President John Mahama has disclosed that the Agenda 111 hospital project lacks a dedicated funding source, despite $400 million already being disbursed.
Speaking during the 2025 State of the Nation Address on Thursday, February 27, he described the initiative as a reactionary move during the COVID-19 pandemic to counter concerns over stalled hospital projects.
“The Agenda 111 project was initiated as a knee-jerk reaction during the COVID-19 pandemic when the Ghanaian public began to appreciate the significant investments made by the previous NDC administration in healthcare facilities. Many citizens lamented the stalled hospital projects under the NPP administration, leading to a promise to build 111 hospitals,” he said.
Mahama criticized the decision to distribute resources across all 111 hospitals instead of completing a few.
“I regret to inform you that there is currently no dedicated funding source for such a monumental project. As I speak, not a single Agenda 111 hospital is operational in any part of Ghana. It is worth noting that $400 million has already been disbursed under the Agenda 111 project,” he stated.
“This amount could have been used to complete and operationalize at least 22 hospitals. I believe the funds should have been focused on completing a number of hospitals instead of being spread thinly across all 111 facilities.”
To address the issue, Mahama has directed the Minister of Health to propose a way forward and indicated his administration’s openness to public-private partnerships and franchising to complete and operationalize the hospitals.
“I have directed the Minister for Health to present us with a way forward for this program. We are also open to public-private partnerships and franchising to complete and operationalize these hospitals,” he added.
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