{
  "id": 12138150,
  "title": "Interior Minister builds and commissions polyclinic within six months for Ayigya Zongo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/interior-minister-builds-and-commissions-polyclinic-within-six-months",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T11:27:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/interior-minister-builds-and-commissions-polyclinic-within-six-months-for-ayigya-zongo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka, MP for Asawase, has completed and opened a polyclinic for Ayigya Zongo, a deprived community in Oforikrom Municipality, within six months. The population of Ayigya Zongo is growing rapidly, yet residents have had to travel long distances to receive healthcare, which Muntaka described as a significant healthcare deficiency. The project was funded and supported by the Quarter Charity Foundation to address the health challenges faced by the community. Muntaka, who lived in Ayigya Zongo during his childhood, expressed his disappointment in the long-standing lack of health facilities in the area. He appealed to the community to trust the Mahama administration and assured them of more developmental projects. Oforikrom Municipal Chief Executive, Ahmed Anwel Sadat, highlighted that healthcare had been a persistent issue in Oforikrom Municipalities due to partisan politics, with previous governments favoring other parts of the municipality, neglecting Zongo communities. He expressed gratitude to Muntaka for providing a polyclinic for the Zongo communities in Oforikrom and promised regular maintenance of the facility. The Municipal Health Directorate encouraged residents to visit the hospital for medical attention instead of self-medicating.",
  "summary": "The Interior Minister, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, who doubles as the Member of Parliament for Asawase, has within six months, ensured the construction and commissioning of a polyclinic for the people of Ayigya Zongo, a deprived community in the Oforikrom Municipality. According to him, the population of the Ayigya Zongo community is growing rapidly, but residents […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka opened a polyclinic for Ayigya Zongo within six months.",
    "Ayigya Zongo community suffers from healthcare deficiency due to long travel distances.",
    "Quarter Charity Foundation funded the project to address health challenges."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/stronger-joint-action-by-security-agencies-needed-to-combat",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:13:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Muntaka commissions polyclinic at Ayigya Zongo to address healthcare challenges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/muntaka-commissions-polyclinic-at-ayigya-zongo-to-address-healthcare",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:11:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}