The Minister of Health, Kwabena Minta Akandoh, has inaugurated a health centre at Abutia-Kpota in the Ho West District in the Volta Region at the cost of GH¢2.9 million.
The 10-bed Dr Lee Jong-Wook Memorial Health Centre was funded by the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH), and constructed by Lovemak Ventures Limited, a local company.
Mr Akandoh said the centre was to support the delivery of health services and improve access to quality and essential health care in the region.
He said in line with the government’s goal of ensuring a healthy population and Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the health sector had prioritised interventions, investment and collaborations to improve access to quality health care for all residents of Ghana.
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“As a ministry, we are committed to ensuring a collective participation by all, the minister said,” adding that the attainment of high-quality UHC required a whole-of-government and a whole-of-society, and cross-agency collaboration, and strong community participation.
Mr Akandoh acknowledged South Korea as one of the strong allies of Ghana and had among many development programmes contributed immensely through funding, technical assistance and grant support to efforts towards the attainment of UHC.
He urged the people of Abutia to patronise the facility.
Landmark significance
Earlier, the acting Director-General of Ghana Health Service, Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyia, said the edifice was a landmark of historical significance which testified to the enduring friendship between South Korea and Ghana.
He said it also symbolised the shared commitment of the two countries to the health and well-being of their peoples.
The South Korean Ambassador, Kyongsig Park, said since 2013, KOFIH and Ghana had worked closely to improve healthcare services, particularly in maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH), and national health insurance system strengthening.
Mr Park said the health centre, equipped with essential medical equipment and trained healthcare professionals, would play a vital role in ensuring safe deliveries, providing essential maternal and child healthcare services, and improving overall healthcare accessibility in the region.
The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, entreated workers at the health centre and the people of the Abutia communities to handle the facility with utmost care.
The Chief of Abutia-Kpota, Togbe Tsali IV, expressed gratitude to KOFIH for the support, saying the health centre was appropriately located to serve the growing population of the 17 Abutia towns and communities.
