Government Prioritising Economic Recovery Before Completing Abandoned Hospital Projects – Health Committee Chair
Chairperson of Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane, has said the government’s immediate priority is rebuilding the economy before committing resources to complete abandoned hospital projects across the country.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme, Dr Nawaane said Ghanaians voted for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primarily to restore the economy, and that remains the government’s main focus.
“The priority of the government now is fixing the economy, which is why Ghanaians voted for us, before addressing any other matters,” he stated.
He urged the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to allow the government time to stabilise the economy before criticising delays in completing health facilities.
“The NPP should allow us to fix the economy before getting money to complete the hospitals they left to rot in the bush,” he said.
According to Dr Nawaane, several challenges inherited from the previous administration have contributed to delays in completing some hospital projects.
“We are tackling the economy first. Some contractors have not been paid and we are working on paying them,” he explained.
The Health Committee Chair also disclosed that issues involving contractors awarded some of the projects have further slowed progress.
“The people who were awarded the contracts were dismissed and that’s what happened in the case of Afari and Sewua. There are issues and that has to be resolved,” he said.
Dr Nawaane assured Ghanaians that the government remains committed to completing and operationalising the stalled health facilities.
“Our government is committed to completing and operationalising these hospitals,” he stressed.
He reiterated that restoring economic stability remains central to the government’s agenda.
“The focus is to rebuild the economy,” he added.
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