On Monday, November 25, 2024, President Akufo-Addo inaugurated four of the five newly completed 40-bed district hospitals in the Ashanti region.

These hospitals, located in Drobonso (Sekyere Afram Plains), Sabronum (Ahafo Ano South East), Twedie (Atwima Kwanwoma), and Suame (Suame Municipal), are part of the government's extensive healthcare development program. A fifth hospital, situated in Manso Nkwanta (Amansie West District), has also been completed but awaits commissioning.

The initiative began in 2020 when Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang-Manu launched the construction of twelve 40-bed hospitals across the Ashanti, Eastern, and Greater Accra regions, along with a polyclinic in Mim, Brong Ahafo. VAMED Engineering GmbH of Austria handled the construction of these facilities, with other hospitals built in Jumapo, Kwabeng, Nkwatia, Achiase, Adukrom, Mim, and Kpone Katamanso.

To fund the project, a €71.5 million loan was secured from Erste Group Bank AG and Česká Spořitelna a.s., which also included the development of housing for healthcare staff—12 two-bedroom semi-detached units at each hospital.

Each facility is well-equipped with essential medical departments such as Outpatient Departments, Public Health facilities, and patient care areas including surgical suites, maternity wards, paediatric wards, and recovery rooms.

In his remarks, President Akufo-Addo encouraged local communities and hospital staff to ensure these new healthcare facilities are well-managed and maintained. He reaffirmed the government’s dedication to improving healthcare infrastructure and expanding access to quality health services throughout the country.