La General Hospital Archives

19 Sep

DDEP Responsible For La General Hospital Reconstruction Delay – Health Minister

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The Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye has cited the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) as the reason for delays in reconstructing the La General Hospital. The government has faced backlash for not rebuilding the hospital, which was demolished in 2020. Addressing journalists in Accra, Dr. Okoe-Boye explained that, the DDEP had disrupted the government’s plans for the project. “Due to the debt exchange programme, many financial institutions pulled out during the global financial crisis, leading to the delay in the La General project,” he said. “President Akufo-Addo then directed the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance to…

Govt Will Ensure Completion Of La General Hospital In 2024 – Ofori-Atta

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Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says he is optimistic that the La General Hospital will be commissioned by the end of 2024. The demolished La General Hospital is set to be reconstructed as the government says it has secured 50 million euros for the completion of the facility. The decision by the government to demolish the edifice has received heavy criticism from the public, especially the Minority in Parliament. However, in the 2024 budget presented to Parliament, the Finance Minister indicated that contractors have moved to the site to begin work. During his visit to the project site on Wednesday, November…

La General Hospital To Be Constructed Soon – Minister

Wontumi2NewsKwaku Agyemang Manu, La General Hospital

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has disclosed that work on the La General Hospital will begin soon. According to him, processes were being finalized to secure funds for the commencement of the project. He announced this when he took his turn at the Meet the Press at the Ministry of Information on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Agyemang-Manu stressed that the La General Hospital will surely be constructed. “We got funding, unfortunately, something happened, we couldn’t continue that way, and we got it stuck there. For La, for example, we started working seriously on La, and we still have contractors’…