{"id":335015,"date":"2017-07-10T06:35:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T06:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=335015"},"modified":"2017-07-10T06:35:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T06:35:05","slug":"ug-medical-centre-not-abandoned-opens-in-october-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/07\/ug-medical-centre-not-abandoned-opens-in-october-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"UG Medical Centre not abandoned, opens in October – CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"
The interim CEO of the University of Ghana Medical Center, Professor Aaron Lawson, has dismissed claims that work on the facility has been abandoned.<\/p>\n
In an interview with Citi News<\/strong>, Professor Lawson stated that, the facility would be opened to the public in October.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”lyY48DVG22W0x6gWehbTH1rvddi9kk17″]Phase One of the project was commissioned by then President Mahama, who charged his successor Nana Akufo-Addo to work hard to ensure the facility is made fully operational.<\/p>\n Phase 2 of the project includes 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 The $217 million project was expected to be fully operational once a $48 million parliamentary approval was given.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n However, concerns have been raised from some sections of the public that the facility has been\u00a0abandoned\u00a0since the new government took over.<\/p>\n Professor Lawson insists the project is till on course, and that the government has shown the willingness to secure the funds necessary to ensure\u00a0its completion.<\/p>\n