The Ghana Adventist Health Services of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church has expressed its readiness to partner the government to complete some Agenda 111 hospital projects across the country.

A delegation led by Dr James Antwi made the commitment when it paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh.

The delegation presented a proposal focusing on four areas: trauma care, holistic wellness, oncology and cancer treatment, and rehabilitation and health services. The initiative seeks to strengthen healthcare delivery, particularly in underserved communities.

Mr Akandoh said government alone could not meet the growing demands of the health sector and called on faith-based organisations, including the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), and private sector institutions to support the completion and operationalisation of Agenda 111 facilities.

He said government would provide the necessary guidance to partners interested in supporting specific projects and stressed that such partnerships would involve direct support towards project completion rather than financial contributions to government.

The Minister also disclosed that government plans to construct six regional hospitals in the newly created regions. Three are expected to be constructed in 2026, with the remaining three scheduled for 2027.

He further said two cardiology centres were being constructed in Tamale and at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, while a cardiac catheterisation laboratory at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital had recently been installed and commissioned by the President.

Mr Akandoh also highlighted three major government interventions aimed at advancing Universal Health Coverage by 2030: the Free Primary Healthcare initiative, the uncapping of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), and the Ghana Medical Care Trust Fund.

The engagement is expected to deepen collaboration between government and faith-based health institutions to expand access to quality healthcare across the country.