Senior Project Manager of Lightwave E-Healthcare Solutions, Eric Agyei, has dismissed claims by the Minister of Health that the company has been overpaid for implementing the National E-Healthcare Project.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Mr. Agyei clarified that Lightwave has completed about 82% of the project, contrary to the Minister’s assertion that only a small fraction of hospitals had been covered.
“The Minister said we have done only 150 hospitals out of 905, but that’s misleading. One teaching hospital is equivalent to about 100 health centres. The agreement was structured in phases: 21% for teaching hospitals, 22% for regional hospitals, and 29% for district hospitals, all of which we’ve completed,” he explained.
He added that the company has finished all district hospitals and polyclinics under the contract, accounting for 82% of the entire scope of work.
“Therefore, the government is supposed to pay us $82 million, not because we’ve been overpaid, but because we’ve completed 82% of the work,” he stressed.
Mr. Agyei described the Minister’s comments as “misleading and disappointing,” noting that the contract details are well-documented and known to the ministry.
He further stated that with timely payments, Lightwave could complete about 50 additional health centres within a month, reaffirming the company’s commitment to delivering the project successfully.
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