Ashanti region: Abandoned CHPs compound, health facilities will be completed

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has assured residents of the government’s commitment to complete abandoned health facilities in the region to improve healthcare delivery.

Speaking during an interview on The Point of View with Bernard Avle on Channel One TV, Dr. Amoakohene highlighted the administration’s renewed focus on primary healthcare infrastructure.

He further emphasized the importance of preventive healthcare, stressing the need to empower communities with essential information and basic first-aid skills.

“For the health care delivery, we will start from the basic, the primary health care, in his [Mahama’s previous tenure] first term, we spent a lot on Community Health-Based Planning Services compound (CHPS) and health centers. Some were abandoned so the focus is that we complete most of them and make them available.

“The preventive aspect of health is one area you cannot do away with. So our public health department needs to be on the field and empower the people with information and first aid.”