Top Story: Pressure Mounts to Open Afari & Sewua Hospitals as Facilities Sit Idle

Top Story with Fostina Sarfo on Joy 99.7 FM focuses on growing pressure on government to operationalize the Afari and Sewua hospitals in the Ashanti Region.

Years after construction was completed, the two major health facilities remain largely unused, with equipment gathering dust and weeds taking over sections of the compounds. The situation has sparked criticism from health professionals, residents, and political leaders.

Tonight, we hear from MPs who toured the facilities, including the Ranking Member on Parliament's Health Committee, Dr. Nana Ayew Afriyie, who is questioning why the hospitals remain closed. We also examine claims by the Chairman of Parliament's Health Committee, Dr. Mark Kurt Nawaane, that the previous government failed to provide the funding needed to operationalize the facilities.

Plus:

* Why soldiers stopped MPs during part of their inspection tour * The history and funding arrangements behind the projects * What health professionals say the hospitals could do for healthcare delivery in the Ashanti Region

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