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KATH Mother and Baby Unit construction stalled for 14 months over unpaid contractor arrears
Parliamentary Committee on Health is raising concerns over the prolonged delay, warning against the waste of taxpayers’ money as expectant mothers wait for a facility intended to transform maternal and child healthcare in the Ashanti Region and beyond.
Parliament Select Committee on Health inspected the facility as part of its working to the region’s largest referral hospital.
The 509-bed Mother and Baby Unit designed to save the lives of mothers and babies is gathering dust at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), as contractors have yet again suspended construction for 14 months over unpaid arrears.
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