100-bed Atiwa Trauma Hospital to be commissioned in January 2027

The Ghana Health Service has announced that a 100-bed trauma hospital in Anyinam, Atiwa East, will be officially opened in January 2027. This response comes after a query from MP for Atiwa East and Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, Hon. Abena Osei Asare, regarding the project's delay during a committee hearing on October 8, 2026. The hospital, whose construction began in 2021, was originally set to be finished within 24 months, but it has since experienced a further two-year delay.

During the committee's questioning, the Director of Infrastructure at the Ministry of Health, Ben Ampomah Nkansah, explained that the project's delay was due to payment delays stemming from a change in government. He assured that "as I speak to you, we’ve just processed another payment. Per the programme that the contractor indicated, by the end of January, the project will be handed over."

Hon. Abena Osei Asare, in response to the information, stated that she has taken the necessary steps and is confident that the Minister will confirm the hospital's opening in the coming January. She also called for swift progress on additional buildings and facilities at the Enyiresi Government Hospital to enhance healthcare delivery for the Atewa East region's residents.