Health Ministry says Weija Children’s Hospital handover was focus of meeting with contractor

The Ministry of Health says discussions with the contractor responsible for the Weija Children’s Hospital were focused on securing the handover of the facility to allow the government to begin preparations to open it to the public.

The clarification comes after reports that the contractor was picked up by officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following a meeting with the Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, over delays in bringing the facility into operation.

Speaking on the matter, spokesperson for the Health Minister, Tony Goodman, said government’s immediate priority was to take control of the completed portions of the hospital and begin the process of operationalising the facility. ...