{
  "id": 14295060,
  "title": "KATH: Parliamentary Committee demands completion of 500-bed maternity block",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/kath-parliamentary-committee-demands-completion-of-500-bed-maternity",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T21:04:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/news/kath-parliamentary-committee-demands-completion-of-500-bed-maternity-block"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has urged the government to expedite the completion of the 500-bed maternity and children's block at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. Committee members expressed frustration over the prolonged delay, warning that it was a waste of taxpayers' money. Deputy Ranking Member Patrick Boakye-Yiadom highlighted the importance of the project to the nation's healthcare system, emphasizing that successive governments should prioritize ongoing projects. The contractor reported that civil works on the maternity and children's block were about 56 percent complete, while procurement stood at 75 percent. The committee's call for action comes as work progresses on KATH's new catheterisation laboratory, which is currently 67 percent complete. The hospital's CEO, Dr Paa Kwasi Baidoo, assured the committee that the facility would be completed by December 31, 2026 and would bolster the hospital's capacity to offer specialized cardiac care.",
  "summary": "The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has called on the government to urgently complete the 500-bed maternity and children’s block at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), describing the prolonged delay as a waste of taxpayers’ money.",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
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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."
}