President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed year of under-investment in Ghana's health sector.
To that end, he said his administration is improving on the investments in the health sector of the economy.
He said this while delivering a speech during the sod cutting for the Agenda 111 project in the Ashanti region on Tuesday, August 17.
He said "I am glad that the biggest ever investment in the nation's healthcare is being made. We have met this morning because of the ravages of COVID-19 which have affected every country on the planet. For us in Ghana not only has the pandemic disrupted our daily lives, but it has also exposed the deficiencies with out healthcare system because of the years of underinvestment and neglect"
Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has said during the event that the surest way for the government to improve on the healthcare delivery of the people is to provide infrastructure, to that end, he said the government is committed to providing the needed health infrastructure.
He said "as you know, a healthy people guarantee a healthy nation, and government being mindful of this fact has proved to show to the people its commitment to improving the health status of all residents in the country.
"The surest way to improve healthcare is through providing new infrastructure or improving just existing ones across the length and breadth of the country".
On Sunday, August 15, Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah revealed that an amount of 100 million dollars has been budgeted for the Agenda 111 project to provide 88 hospitals across the country.