Joy Sustainability Month: Gov’t should focus on health infrastructure in the lower tier, GhIE urges

Vice President and Chair of the Public Accountability Committee of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), Ing Dr Patrick Amoah Bekoe, has urged the government to pay greater attention to health infrastructure at the lower tier of the healthcare system to improve access to quality healthcare.

The engineer said the poor state of health infrastructure had direct consequences for ordinary Ghanaians, particularly people who become sick or are involved in accidents in areas where quality medical care is not readily available.

He said the country’s health infrastructure remains poor, with weaknesses at the primary level leaving many people, particularly those in rural communities, without reliable access to essential healthcare services.