#NDC2016MANIFESTO HEALTH SECTOR BREAK DOWN

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
We have achieved the following in the health sector:

• Established the National Ambulance Service Training School;

• Trained over 500 Emergency Medical
Technicians;

• Increased the number of Health Training Institutions to 95 in 2015;

• Increased the number of Licensed Midwives from 500 in 2009 to over 2,000 in 2015.
Teaching Hospitals

• Expansion of 400-bed Tamale Teaching Hospital to an 800-bed facility; • Construction of 617-bed University of Ghana
Teaching Hospital;

• Construction of new modern Emergency Department for the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital;

• Refurbishment of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for the Department of Surgery at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital;

• Refurbishment of the Operating Theatre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital;

• Completion of the Eye Care Centre at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi.
Institutional Hospitals

• Commencement of construction of 500-bed Military Hospital in KumasI;

• Renovation and expansion of 104-bed Police
Hospital in Accra;

• Construction of 130-bed Maritime Hospital in Tema.

*Regional Hospitals*

• Upgrading and expansion of Greater Accra Regional Hospital at Ridge in Accra to 620-bed capacity;

• Construction of 250-bed Ashanti Regional
Hospital at Sewua;

• Continuation of the construction of the Upper West Regional Hospital, Wa.
District Hospitals

• Design, construction and equipping of six 120-bed District Hospitals with an integrated IT system at Dodowa, Fomena, Abetifi, GaruTempane, Kumawu and Sekondi;

• Upgrading of the Takoradi hospital;

• Expansion of the Bolgatanga hospital into a
386-bed facility;

• Design, construction and equipping of 60-bed District Hospitals for five district capitals – Salaga,
Tepa,
Nsawkaw,
Twifo-Praso and Konongo-Odumasi;

• Construction of a 100-bed Madina Hospital in the Greater Accra Region;

• Initiation of processes for the commencement of five District Hospitals at

Somanya,
Buipe,
Sawla-Tuna-Kalba, Tolon and
Wheta.

Polyclinics
The following have been completed and are currently operational:

• Five (5) Polyclinics in the Upper West Region at

Wechau,
Babile,
Lambussie,
Ko and
Han;

• Five (5) Polyclinics in the Northern Region at Kpandai,
Tatale,
Janga,
Chereponi and
Karaga;

• Five (5) Polyclinics in the Western Region at

Wassa Dunkwa, Bogoso,
Nsuaem,
Mpohor and
Elubo;

• Five (5) Polyclinics in the Brong Ahafo Region at Nkrankwanta,
Wamfie,
Kwatire,
Techimantia and Bomaa.

TO BE CONTINUE….

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