{
  "id": 12452227,
  "title": "Kojina Essakrom residents get relief as CHPS compound opens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/kojina-essakrom-residents-get-relief-as-chps-compound-opens",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T19:27:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/news/kojina-essakrom-residents-get-relief-as-chps-compound-opens"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A newly constructed Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound has been opened in Kojina Essakrom, alleviating the need for residents to travel long distances for healthcare. Previously, individuals had to make a four to five-kilometre journey to receive basic medical care, a challenge especially faced by pregnant women, children, and the elderly. The new facility, located in the Sefwi-Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region, includes three bedrooms for nurses and other necessary healthcare amenities. The Municipal Chief Executive for Sefwi-Wiawso, Dominic Gyasi, highlighted that the project is part of efforts to improve access to healthcare across the municipality, urging the Ghana Health Service to ensure proper utilization of the facility. Acting Municipal Health Director Rebecca Armoo noted that the CHPS compound will encourage earlier medical consultations, reducing the difficulty residents currently face in accessing essential healthcare services. Speaking at the commissioning, Member of Parliament Kofi Benteh Afful reaffirmed the government's commitment to expanding healthcare infrastructure in the constituency, emphasizing the importance of such facilities in improving healthcare access. The project's construction commenced on November 28, 2025, with officials cutting the sod, and residents now look forward to the facility's consistent provision of essential healthcare services.",
  "summary": "Residents of Kojina Essakrom in the Sefwi-Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region have been spared the four to five-kilometre journey they previously made to access basic healthcare.",
  "key_points": [
    "New CHPS compound opens in Kojina Essakrom, Ghana.",
    "Residents no longer need to travel 4-5 km for basic medical care.",
    "Project aims to improve healthcare access in Sefwi-Wiawso Municipality."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}