{
  "id": 10491019,
  "title": "Residents of Mempaasem get ultramodern health facility to ease pressure on existing hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/residents-of-mempaasem-get-ultramodern-health-facility-to-ease",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T16:46:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/health/mempaasem-gets-ultramodern-health-facility/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Residents of Mempaasem, a suburban area within Kwame Danso in the Sene West District, are set to benefit from an advanced healthcare facility. This new medical center, complete with a delivery room, consultation rooms, and sanitation amenities, will serve both Mempaasem and neighboring communities like Kwame Danso Secondary School, Banyako, Dada, and Kaleb. Previously, residents had to rely solely on the district hospital in Kwame Danso for healthcare services.\n\nThe Bono East Regional Minister, Francis Owusu Antwi, inspected the facility and expressed satisfaction with the high quality of work and impressive speed of construction. He noted that the building is almost ready, with only the commissioning process remaining. The Minister was particularly impressed by the furnishing and equipment supplied by the district assembly, which he described as far superior to what he had seen in other similar facilities.\n\nThe District Director of Health confirmed that the facility is ready for operations and praised the District Chief Executive, the Member of Parliament, and all stakeholders for their collaboration in bringing the project to fruition. He emphasized that the new facility is a direct response to the President's free primary healthcare policy, which aims to provide healthcare services to more citizens. The District Chief Executive explained that the construction of this facility was necessary because there were no government health facilities in Mempaasem itself.\n\nAlhaji Mohammed Tahiru, the District Director of Health for Sene West, highlighted the importance of the new Mempaasem facility in addressing the lack of additional government health services in the district capital. He noted that while the free primary healthcare policy covers CHPS compounds, health centers, and polyclinics, district hospitals are not included. This new facility will enable residents to take full advantage of the free primary healthcare policy.\n\nWhen the construction began, the building was nearly complete but not finished. The District Chief Executive allocated the necessary equipment, which the assembly supplied, to complete the project. Currently, the facility awaits commissioning, after which health personnel will take over and begin operations. The health personnel will include a physician assistant, a midwife, and nurses for both curative and preventive care. These personnel have already been allocated to the facility.\n\nAlthough the structure was initially built as a CHPS compound, it will start operations as a health center. Following commissioning, it will be presented to the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency and the National Health Insurance Scheme. Alhaji Tahiru mentioned that other facilities in the district, which were completed months ago but remain unoperational due to a lack of equipment, are being addressed. He is in discussions with the district assembly to ensure these facilities are fully operationalized. Additionally, under the free primary healthcare policy, the district will receive a health kiosk in Adjokrom, with the site secured and the contractor already in possession, set to commence work within the next month.",
  "summary": "By Samuel Ayammah Residents of Mempaasem, a suburb of Kwame Danso in the Sene West District, and surrounding communities are to benefit from good quality healthcare with the construction of an ultramodern health facility in the area. The facility, which comes with a delivery room, consultation rooms and sanitation facilities among others, is expected to […]",
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