The Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya North in the Ashanti Region, Hon. Frank Yeboah, has issued a strong warning that the Agenda 111 hospital project is at serious risk under the current budget allocation proposed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. Contributing to the 2025 Budget debate in Parliament, he cautioned that the government’s funding plan is so inadequate that it would take the country 193 years to complete the project if the same pace and allocation levels are maintained.
Hon. Yeboah explained that the Agenda 111 project, which was introduced as one of the most transformative health infrastructure initiatives in Ghana’s history, requires substantial investment to deliver district hospitals and specialized medical facilities across the nation. He stated that public estimates place the cost of each facility at about US$17 million, approximately GHC170 million, bringing the total estimated cost of the full project to around GHC19.26 billion. However, he expressed deep concern that paragraph 1060 of the 2025 Budget Statement allocates only GHC100 million to continue work on 10 hospitals, despite the fact that a single hospital costs more than GHC170 million.
The MP described the allocation as shockingly unrealistic and argued that it exposes the current government’s lack of seriousness in completing the health infrastructure programme. He noted that dividing the total project cost of GHC19.26 billion by the GHC100 million allocation results in a completion timeline of 193 years. He stressed that under this scenario, the country would not finish the Agenda 111 hospitals until the year 2219, a situation he described as unacceptable and alarming.
Hon. Yeboah lamented that such a slow pace of work risks turning the Agenda 111 initiative into a perpetual construction site rather than a completed national health asset capable of serving communities in need. He emphasised that the project was conceived to address significant healthcare gaps across the country and that any attempt to underfund it undermines the welfare of Ghanaians, particularly those in rural and underserved areas.
He urged the government to take another look at the budget and prioritise the health needs of the population by allocating realistic and adequate funding for the continuation and completion of the Agenda 111 facilities. According to him, the people of Ghana deserve better than empty promises and insufficient allocations that do not reflect the magnitude of the project. He called for genuine commitment and a renewed sense of responsibility to ensure that the project does not stall or become abandoned.
The MP’s comments have generated considerable attention among health experts, policymakers and citizens who are concerned about the future of the Agenda 111 project. Many have echoed his call for transparency, proper planning and sustained investment to ensure that the vision behind the initiative is fully realised and that communities across the country benefit from improved healthcare infrastructure.
