{
  "id": 20046806,
  "title": "2027 Budget gives Agenda 111 GH¢1bn for 35 hospitals, up from GH¢100m for 10 in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/2027-budget-gives-agenda-111-gh-1bn-for-35-hospitals-up-from-gh-100m",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T20:41:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/news/health/agenda-111-hospitals-2026-2027-budget-data-check"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2027 Budget allocates GH¢1 billion to complete 35 district hospitals, a tenfold increase from the GH¢100 million set aside in the 2026 Budget for 10 abandoned projects. These details are found in the health section of the 2027 Budget Statement, which was presented by Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson on November 12. In total, health receives GH¢40.3 billion in the 2027 Budget. Alongside the 35 hospitals, GH¢6.8 billion has been allocated to begin new hospitals, including a mother and child centre at Korle-Bu. Additionally, GH¢1 billion is set aside to finish the Eastern and Western Regional Hospitals. The 2026 Budget Statement described the 10 previously abandoned projects and aimed to complete existing facilities while building new ones; however, the document does not specify whether all 10 hospitals targeted for 2026 were finished or opened to patients. The 2027 Budget Statement does not name the specific hospitals the funds are intended for or provide information on the progress of each project or the estimated completion date for the 35 hospitals. Health Minister, speaking on TV3's New Day in April, mentioned that the government had targeted ten hospitals to be completed in 2026, estimating the total cost of the programme at GH¢20 billion. Contractors on projects at about 80% completion have been asked to return to site. MP Alhassan Mumuni from Salaga North has requested for the stalled hospital at Kpalbe, located in the Savannah Region, to be among the first ten completed. However, the 2027 Budget Statement does not mention any public-private partnership for funding the remaining portion of the Agenda 111 programme. Former Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's spokesperson, Dr. Ekua Amoakoh, has criticized the slow pace of work, stating that hospitals built to 95% completion under the NPP in 24 months have been left idle for 23 months. The Budget documents do not offer individual completion figures for the Agenda 111 hospitals, making it impossible to confirm or refute Dr. Amoakoh's claim.",
  "summary": "Both Budgets side by side: what the government set aside for unfinished Agenda 111 hospitals, and what the documents leave out.",
  "key_points": [
    "2027 Budget allocates GH¢1 billion for 35 hospitals, up from GH¢100m for 10 in 2026",
    "Health receives GH¢40.3 billion in 2027 Budget, alongside 35 hospitals",
    "Specific hospitals and completion dates not mentioned in 2027 Budget Statement"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "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."
}