The government of Ghana has secured €70 million Loan from Standard Chartered Bank, the UK to fund the Construction of 600-bed capacity Hospital for Eastern Region.
With the entire hospital project costing seventy million euros (€70 million), with credit guarantee support from the United Kingdom Export Financing (UKEF) to the tune of €7,920,000.00 and the Phase One of the new 600-bed Eastern Regional Hospital – a project which will be completed in 36 months.
The new Eastern Regional Hospital will handle and help improve acute care and referral services, as well as lends support to the ever-expanding scope of primary healthcare facilities.
Additionally, it will support the development of mutual health insurance organizations within the region and its districts.
With the hospital set to cover a total floor area of approximately 20,000 m2, it will be fitted with the following facilities: administration, training, conference and teaching facilities; out-patient department; accident and emergency services; adjunct clinical services (pharmacy, imaging with MRI); pathological services; surgical services, including the provision of seven (7) theatres and endoscopy; obstetrics and gynecology; in-patient wards; burns care unit; ICT installations and provision of Health Information Management System (HIMS); medical waste management system; and provision of mixed type accommodation units for hospital workers.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Kofi Atakora
