Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has disclosed that government intends to complete ten hospitals under the Agenda 111 project by the end of 2026.
The Minister said government is targeting the projects which are near completion and finish them by the end of the year.
He made the assurance in an interview on TV3 New Day’s The Big Issue, Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
“We have targeted ten to be completed this year. I mean for you to see contractors going back to site to begin the construction, ten hospitals. They must go back to site and begin construction,” he stated.
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh noted that a total amount of GHC20 billion is needed to complete the full Agenda 111 project.
Responding to the question about how many of the hospitals to be completed should be expected to be fully functional by the end of 2026, the Minister said that is dependent on how fast the targeted number of hospitals will be completed.
“For the year, it depends on the level of completion. Health facility is not only the brick and mortar, the equipment, brick and mortar, personnel, technology and all that are there so there are some that I believe we can finish as early as possible. That I agree,” he added.
He stressed that government is committed to complete the project and will not abandon it, noting that he has instructed some contractors to resume work on the projects which are at 80% completion.
“As I speak to you now, I have instructed that those contractors must go back to site immediately and I believe that within the week they will mobilise and go back to site and we are going to finish those ones and then we will have to phase out the rest and put them to good use.
“We are not going to abandon any of them,” Akandoh indicated.
In a related development, government intends to enter into a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to secure funding for the completion of all Agenda 111 projects across the country.
The Health Minister made the announcement during a courtesy call on the Provost and Faculty of the College of Health Sciences at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on February 20.
According to the Minister, the Finance Minister has been duly informed of the arrangement, noting that bringing the private sector on board remains the most viable option to mobilize the needed resources to complete the hospital projects.
The Agenda 111 initiative, started by the previous government, seeks to construct hospitals in underserved districts but has faced delays due to funding constraints. The proposed partnership is expected to accelerate work and ensure timely completion of the facilities.
