The Minister of State at the Energy Ministry, Mr Her­bert Krappa, has cut sod for the construction of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and a Children's Ward for the Volta River Authority Health Services Limited (VHSL) at Akosombo. The 16-bed Children's Ward and 11 incubators NICU will help pro­vide healthcare services to children and their mothers in the health centre without transferring them to neighboring hospitals. The project which began after the sod-cutting is expected to be completed in September 2025. According to the Medical Direc­tor of VHSL, Dr Kwabena Omari Yeboah, the new facility would also have executive ward to provide healthcare services to "dignitaries and tourists" who visit the area, and would need healthcare. The sod-cutting ceremony formed part of the activities to mark the 60th anniversary cele­brations of VHSL which was held last Thursday, in Akosombo, in the Eastern Region.