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Western North Regional Minister Wilbert Petty Brentum has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to constructing a regional hospital, emphasizing it as a vital step toward addressing the region’s long-standing healthcare infrastructure challenges.

The Western North Region, carved out of the Western Region in 2019, has faced several challenges in terms of infrastructure, including health, roads, education, and sanitation.

The Minister’s renewed focus on healthcare infrastructure is expected to bring renewed hope to residents who have long advocated for improved services.

Speaking in an exclusive interview TV3’s Mathew Ahiaveh, the Minister emphasized that health is a major concern for the Western North Region, describing it as one of the most critical areas in need of attention due to the region’s infrastructural challenges.

“Health is of priority to Western North Region, and the region, as one of the newly created regions, has infrastructure deficit,” he stated.

According to Wilbert Petty Brentum, the regional capital and its surrounding areas continue to face a lack of critical facilities needed to serve the growing population.

As part of efforts to close the development gap, the government, through its health infrastructure agenda, has earmarked the Western North Region for a major boost, including the construction of a regional hospital.

“The regional hospital is something of top priority,” the Minister stressed. “We have initiated some plans towards it.”

He further explained that the hospital is not an isolated promise but part of a broader national agenda by the government to provide regional hospitals across all six newly created regions, including the Western North.

This plan, he noted, is in line with the government’s long-term strategy to ensure equitable healthcare access and strengthen the health sector across Ghana.

“It’s also planned by the government to build regional hospitals in the six new regions,” he said.

In addition to the proposed regional hospital, Wilbert Petty Brentum acknowledged that several existing health facilities across the region are in poor condition and require immediate improvements.

He underscored that addressing these concerns is equally important and falls under the regional administration’s development priorities.

“Not that alone, there are other facilities that are not in good shape that need to be improved. That is a priority for our region,” he remarked.

The Regional Minister assured residents of the Western North that his office is in collaboration with the central government and relevant stakeholders and will do everything possible to ensure that the regional hospital becomes a reality.

He also pledged to address infrastructure deficits in other key sectors to improve quality life for the people.

“We will do all we can to ensure that the regional hospital comes into being, as well as all areas where we have infrastructure deficit are fixed,” he concluded.

By Claude Kumi Abisa