{
  "id": 14287633,
  "title": "KATH’s 509-bed Mother and Baby Unit stalled for 14 months over unpaid arrears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kaths-509-bed-mother-and-baby-unit-stalled-for-14-months-over-unpaid",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T20:12:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/kaths-509-bed-mother-and-baby-unit-stalled-for-14-months-over-unpaid-arrears/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 509-bed Mother and Baby Unit at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has been delayed for 14 months due to unpaid arrears, despite being designed to save lives. The facility, which was to have been completed within three years of its initiation in 2019, is now only 56% complete. Contractors have suspended construction twice, with the most recent suspension lasting 14 months over non-payment of Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs) to the contractor. Parliamentary Committee on Health has expressed concern over the delay and waste of taxpayers' money. The hospital project was initially estimated at $138.5 million, but additional costs have arisen from the prolonged suspensions. The state of some procured materials and installations has been affected, with warranties expiring and materials losing their insurance coverage. The project is expected to provide improved maternal and child healthcare in the Ashanti Region and beyond, but its prolonged delay has raised concerns among MPs and the public.",
  "summary": "The 509-bed Mother and Baby Unit designed to save the lives of mothers and babies is gathering dust at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), as contractors have yet again suspended construction for 14 months over unpaid arrears. Despite millions of dollars invested, the facility remains incomplete, with some procured materials now deteriorating and warranties […]",
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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."
}