Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced plans to upgrade the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) into a Teaching Hospital as part of the government’s broader strategy to enhance healthcare delivery nationwide.
According to the minister, this initiative aligns with efforts to expand and modernize the country’s healthcare system, ensuring better access to quality medical training and services.
Speaking on Joy TV’s The Upfront, Akandoh also disclosed the government’s commitment to establishing at least one regional hospital in all sixteen regions, while emphasizing the need to renovate and upgrade existing health facilities to complement new infrastructure.
“We are also looking at upgrading some of the already existing health facilities. You don’t build new ones and leave already existing ones to rot. So we are looking at improving, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. We are looking at upgrading and improving upon Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
“We are looking at upgrading the Greater Accra Regional hospital which is Ridge hospital. In fact, we are looking at Ridge hospital into a teaching hospital. We’re looking at how we can include the number of chips compounds in the country. We are looking at how we can link the health facilities for it to be more efficient,” he emphasised.
