{"id":281785,"date":"2017-01-06T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T06:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=281785"},"modified":"2017-01-06T06:00:32","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T06:00:32","slug":"mahama-inaugurates-phase-one-of-ug-medical-centre-project-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=281785","title":{"rendered":"Mahama inaugurates phase one of UG Medical centre project [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday inaugurated the first phase of the University of Ghana Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p>The $217 million project will be fully operational pending a $48million parliamentary approval.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282061 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-8.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-8\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the inauguration, President Mahama charged his successor Nana Akufo-Addo to work hard to ensure the facility is made fully operational soon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282063 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-10.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-10\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282057 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-3.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to him, the facility is first of its kind, and will discourage brain drain among medical practitioners.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282059 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-5.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-5\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282060 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-7.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-7\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Phase 2 of the project, which has 350 beds, boasts of up to date medical gadgets for treating complicated medical conditions, and a helipad to airlift emergency cases as well as a medical hotel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282058 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-4.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-4\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282056 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-2.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282065 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-12.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-12\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282074 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-21.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-21\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282073 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-20.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-20\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282075 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-22.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-22\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282072 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-19.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-19\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282077 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-23.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-23\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>71 medical personnel have received highly specialized training at Sheba Medical Center in Israel, where funds for the project were sourced.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282084 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-30.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-30\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282083 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-29.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-29\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282082 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-28.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-28\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282081 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-27.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-27\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282080 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-26.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-26\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282079 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-25.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-25\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282086 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-1.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-282085 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/mahama-at-UG-medical-centre-31.jpg\" alt=\"mahama-at-ug-medical-centre-31\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Caleb Kudah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday inaugurated the first phase of the University of Ghana Medical Center. The $217 million project will be fully operational pending a $48million parliamentary approval. Speaking at the inauguration, President Mahama charged his successor Nana Akufo-Addo to work hard to ensure the facility is made fully operational soon. 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