{"id":906566,"date":"2026-05-17T10:23:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/health-ministry-explains-delay-in-opening-weija-paediatric-hospital\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T10:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T15:23:26","slug":"health-ministry-explains-delay-in-opening-weija-paediatric-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/health-ministry-explains-delay-in-opening-weija-paediatric-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Ministry explains delay in opening Weija Paediatric Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<div role=\"main\" id=\"content\">\n<article id=\"the-post\">\n<div>\n<figure><img data-lazyloaded=\"1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanaiantimes.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-06-at-12.30.03.jpeg\" alt data-main-img=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Ministry of Health says efforts are ongoing to operationalise the Weija Paediatric Hospital following concerns raised during a demonstration at the facility on Monday, May 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release issued by the ministry\u2019s spokesperson, Tony Goodman, the ministry explained that the hospital project is being funded by the World Bank and began in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the project was expected to be completed in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said the World Bank raised concerns in 2024 over alleged procurement irregularities linked to the project.<\/p>\n<p>It explained that some medical equipment costs were allegedly inflated to nearly 11 times their actual prices.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the concerns, the statement said the World Bank declined to settle all outstanding payments related to the project.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry noted that despite the challenges, it engaged relevant stakeholders and was ready to commission the hospital for public use.<\/p>\n<p>However, it said the contractor later halted the process and insisted that all outstanding issues be resolved before access to the facility could be granted.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Health assured the public that it is actively engaging stakeholders to address the matter in the interest of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p>It added that the hospital remains important to Ghana\u2019s healthcare system, especially in providing specialised healthcare services for children.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry further assured the public of its commitment to ensuring the full operationalisation of the Weija Paediatric Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>It appealed to residents of Weija and the general public to remain patient while steps are being taken to complete the process and make the facility operational.<\/p>\n<p>By: Jacob Aggrey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"read-next-block\">\n<h2>Read Next<\/h2>\n<div id=\"tie-read-next\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>May 15, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>UG Professor proposes Genes\u2013Mind\u2013Community model to improve kidney care in Africa<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>May 15, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Incomplete passport applications to be cancelled after two months- MOFF announces<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>May 15, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>WHX in Lagos to highlight pathways for localising West Africa\u2019s health supply chain<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>May 15, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>NHIA suspends three pharmacies over suspected NHIS fraud<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>May 15, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Black Starlets throw away two-goal lead in U-17 AFCON opener against Algeria<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>May 15, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Eric Adu Gyamfi wins Man of the Match award in Ghana\u2019s draw against Algeria<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>May 15, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>National House of Chiefs rejects CRC recommendations to merge Office of the Land Administrator with Lands Commission<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>May 15, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Ayawaso East schools get 1,000 desks support<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>May 15, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Parts of western Accra to face water supply interruptions<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>May 15, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>US drops $15,000 World Cup fan visa requirement<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Admin1 <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ghanaiantimes.com.gh\/health-ministry-explains-delay-in-opening-weija-paediatric-hospital\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Health says efforts are ongoing to operationalise the Weija Paediatric Hospital following concerns raised during a demonstration at the facility on Monday, May 5, 2026. In a press release issued by the ministry\u2019s spokesperson, Tony Goodman, the ministry explained that the hospital project is being funded by the World Bank and began<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":906567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267,29019],"tags":[7419,10985],"class_list":{"0":"post-906566","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"category-ministry","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-ministry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/906567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=906566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=906566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}