President Akufo-Addo has commissioned an 85-bed Central Gonja District Hospital in Buipe, in the Savannah Region.
This follows the commencement of a 2-day tour by the President of the Region. The Buipe Hospital, whose construction commenced in 2018, is one of six (6) medical installations for which Government secured an 80-million-euro facility from Raiffesen Bank of Austria.
Along with five others in Somanya, Sawla, Bamboi, Tolon, and Ketu North, the hospital was constructed by Vamed Engineering GmbH of Austria.
This was achieved in conjunction with President Akufo-Addo commissioning the sixty (60) bed Ultra-Modern Hospital for Weta, in the Ketu North District on 20th October 2020.
The Buipe Hospital is an 85-bed hospital which is fitted with an out-patient department, Radiology unit, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Dental Unit, male and female wards, as well as paediatric and maternity units.
Prior to its construction, residents relied on the Teaching Hospital at Tamale, or the Holy Family Hospital in Techiman. Government considered it imperative bearing in mind the distances to be travelled from Buipe to Tamale or to Techiman.
Government went ahead to construct the health facility in Buipe to take care of the health needs of the people of the Central Gonja District.
Additionally, President Akufo-Addo expressed optimism that the hospital will help improve the health needs of the people of the district.
President Akufo-Addo further revealed that government has also constructed health facilities in Mpaha, Digma and Tosinape and Kigberipe, all in the Central Gonja district.
Construction of Damongo water supply
President earlier paid a courtesy call on the Overlord of Gonja, the Yagbonwura, Tutumba Boresa Sulemana Jakpa. There, President Akufo-Addo thanked him and the Region for the support offered the New Patriotic Party in the 2020 elections.
Highlighting on the request for potable drinking water made by the Yagbonwura, President Akufo-Addo indicated that he had already cut the sod for the construction of the Damongo Water Supply to address the problem.
However, he explained that COVID-19 had delayed the implementation of the project.
“But I am happy to inform you that by the first week of August the contractor will be moving to site to begin work.”
Furthermore, the President rehashed his commitment to construct some 1,500 kilometres of asphalt roads in 2021. He assured the Yagbonwura that the Savannah Region will be a beneficiary of this project.
According to him, the construction of the Savannah Regional House of Chiefs will also commence in earnest.
New RCC Building
President Akufo-Addo as part of his tour visited the site of the construction of a new 3-Storey Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC) Administration Block for the Savannah Region, located at Damongo.
The RCC building is currently 70% complete, with concrete works, blockwork, plastering works, plumbing pipework and other essential parts completed.
Indeed, it is in line with directives of the President to ensure a spatial allocation of state institutions in the newly created regions.
Currently, a 2-Storey Administration block for Regional Education Directorate is also being constructed at Damongo.
This also includes a 2-Storey Administration block for Regional Health Directorate at Daboya, a 2-Storey Administration block for Regional Agric Directorate at Bole, and a 2-storey Administration block for Regional Feeder Roads Department at Salaga.
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