The nearest hospital is 4 kilometers away, complicating access to healthcare
Residents of Ntiribuoho, Afigya Kwabre South District, are frustrated over an abandoned hospital project started three years ago.
The hospital, begun in 2020 with an acre of land donated by local chief Nana Baffour Kofi Atobrah II, remains incomplete, with only the lintel level finished.
The Middle Belt Development Authority, responsible for funding, has not delivered on its promise.
The site is deteriorating, and local officials are concerned about the lack of progress.
The nearest hospital is 4 kilometers away, complicating access to healthcare.
District Chief Executive Christian Adu Poku acknowledged the project is 50% complete but cited COVID-19 as a reason for the delay, with no clear timeline for completion.
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