The Ghana Adventist Health Services of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church has offered to partner the government to complete and operationalise selected Agenda 111 hospital projects across the country.
The commitment was made when a delegation led by Dr James Antwi, leadership of the SDA health services, paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh.
The delegation presented a proposal identifying four key areas in which the SDA Church intends to support healthcare delivery: trauma care, holistic wellness, oncology and cancer treatment, and rehabilitation and health services.
The proposal seeks to position the SDA Church as a strategic partner in expanding access to quality healthcare, particularly in underserved communities.
Mr Akandoh welcomed the proposal and said partnerships with faith-based health institutions and private-sector organisations were necessary to address the growing demands on Ghana’s health sector.
He called on the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) and private-sector players to identify specific Agenda 111 projects and areas in which they could provide direct support towards their completion and operationalisation.
The Minister said government would provide the necessary guidance to organisations willing to support the projects, stressing that such partnerships would involve direct assistance towards project completion rather than financial contributions to government.
He commended the SDA Church for its longstanding contribution to healthcare delivery, particularly in deprived communities, and expressed appreciation for its continued willingness to collaborate with the government.
Mr Akandoh also reiterated the government’s position that doctors must accept postings to designated areas to ensure a more equitable distribution of healthcare professionals across the country.
He disclosed that government plans to construct six regional hospitals in the newly created regions, with three scheduled for construction this year and the remaining three expected to be constructed in 2027.
The Minister further disclosed that two cardiology centres were being constructed in Tamale and at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to expand access to specialised cardiac care.
He said the cardiac catheterisation laboratory at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital had also been installed and commissioned by President John Dramani Mahama.
Mr Akandoh said the government had introduced three major interventions as part of efforts to advance Universal Health Coverage by 2030: the Free Primary Healthcare initiative, the uncapping of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), and the Ghana Medical Care Trust Fund.
The proposed collaboration between the SDA Church and government is expected to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and improve access to specialised and essential health services, particularly in communities where healthcare needs remain significant.
