Afari (Ash), Dec 5, - The
Minister of Defence, Mr. Dominic Nitiwul, has directed Messrs Euroget De-Invest
SA Group, contractors working on the 500-bed Military Hospital project at Afari
in the Atwima-Nwabiagya District, to ensure completion of the project by May,
next year.
I am giving you up to six months
to put all finishing touches to this project. We need it to augment emergency
healthcare delivery in order to save lives,” the Minister noted.
The project initiated three years
ago was expected to have been completed in September, this year. However, due
to technical issues, including redesigning of some of the facilities, it could
not be finished as scheduled.
Mr. Nitiwul, who was inspecting
the progress of work at Afari, as part of a day’s working visit to the Ashanti
Region, reminded the contractors of the strategic importance of the edifice to
the nation.
He was accompanied by
Major-General Obed Akwa, the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice-Marshall Maxwell
Nagai, the Chief of Air Staff, Brigadier-General Cosmos Alhassan, General
Officer Commanding the Central Command, and other high-ranking members of the Ghana
Armed Forces (GAF) Command.
The Hospital, the nation’s second
largest military health facility, makes provision for a helipad, mortuary,
audiology and dermatology unit, as well as ear, nose and throat clinic.
It has eight major operation rooms,
54 staff housing units, out-patient and in-patient departments, dentistry,
obstetrics and gynaecology units, while providing diagnostics and laboratory
services in emergency healthcare.
Earlier, the Minister had
inspected the Old Uaddara Barracks to assess the abandoned 42 staff housing
units, which had been left unattended to for about four decades now.
According to the Engineering
Squadron Unit of the Fourth Battalion Infantry Brigade, about 60 per cent of
the projects were at the lintel level.
Mr. Nitiwul said the government
was working around the clock to ensure the continuation of all abandoned
military projects.
He expressed worry over the state
of accommodation facilities at the various garrisons, saying they did not befit
the status of an army noted for their high standards and good record abroad.
“Our gallant officers and men
deserve better conditions of service, and the government is doing just that to
boost their morale,” he assured.
Mr. Islam Sharawy, Resident
Engineer for the project, disclosed that they had executed about 70 per cent of
the general works on the facility.
GNA
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