Akufo-Addo: My achievements in the health sector have been remarkable

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has praised his administration’s noteworthy achievements in the health sector, calling them unparalleled.

He reassured Ghanaians that completing the enormous Agenda 111 project will considerably improve the country’s healthcare infrastructure.

The President also emphasized the government’s efforts to reduce maternal, adolescent, and child death rates, citing them as a significant measure of progress in healthcare delivery.

Speaking at the commissioning of the new Urology and Nephrology Centre of Excellence at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on October 18, President Akufo-Addo reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to enhancing healthcare services and infrastructure to meet the growing needs of the country.

“From 2017 to August this year, we’ve added some 8,665 hospital beds for admission i.e. from 24,153 hospital beds in 2016 to 32,818 hospital beds by August 2024, representing a rise of some 36% further underscoring our commitment to expanding healthcare infrastructure.

“This excludes the total number of beds to be provided by the Agenda 111 Project. We’ve also made significant strides in reducing maternal, adolescent and child mortality rates.

The Institutional Maternal Mortality Ratio (IMMR) has declined steadily from 127.3 deaths per 100 live births In 2018 to 102.1 per 100 live births in recent years.

Furthermore, improvements have been recorded in reducing the neonatal infant and under 5 mortality rates.

“Despite these gains, challenges remain particularly in ensuring equitable access to healthcare services for children across the country.

These achievements reflect our dedication to improving healthcare services in advancing towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly our targets of reducing maternal mortality to 70% per one hundred thousand live births under 5 mortality to 12 per 1,000 live births by 2030.”