Minority urges immediate opening of Weija Children’s Specialist Hospital

The New Patriotic Party Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the Ministry of Health to immediately operationalise the Weija Children’s Specialist Hospital, saying there is no justification for further delays in opening the facility to the public.

According to Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, the Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament, bringing the Hospital into operation would help address healthcare demands within the Weija catchment area while also creating employment opportunities for many unemployed health professionals.

Addressing the Parliamentary press corps in Parliament House on Thursday, Dr. Ayew Afriye dismissed claims that the project was marred by alleged misprocurement and overpricing under the previous administration, insisting that all procurement processes received the necessary approvals.

“It is the considerate position of the Minority that the Weija Children Hospital be opened now. There is no further reason for delays in operating that Hospital, especially as we need employment for the many unemployed youth; the nurses and the lab physicians in the system,” he said.

“Also, the population in the Weija catchment area is the more reason why the Hospital should be operating as of now. There has been this position by the government that the last regime was involved in misprocurement and delays. This is not true,” he added.

Dr. Ayew Afriye maintained that the Ministry of Health could not attribute any alleged procurement breaches to the contractor, stressing that all transactions were approved by the Public Procurement Authority (PPA).

Source: GNA