Construction of a 160-Bed Hospital by a Turkish Company Begins in Ghana

The construction of a 160-bed regional hospital in Dambai, the capital of Ghana's Oti Region, has been initiated by the Turkish company Hacıoğlu Holding. The 105 million dollar investment is targeted to be completed in 14 months.

Realized with a 105 million dollar investment by the Ministry of Health of Ghana, the Dambai Regional Hospital was designed as a healthcare campus with a closed area of 25,655 square meters on approximately 110 acres of land. Field works commenced following the ground-breaking ceremony in Dambai on the shores of Lake Volta.

Being the first fully equipped regional hospital of the Oti Region with a population of approximately 750,000, the facility will house an emergency and trauma center, 8 operating rooms, a 10-bed intensive care unit, a 5-bed burn unit, a neonatal intensive care unit with 10 incubators, a delivery room, a 30-station dialysis center, an imaging department, a laboratory and blood center, three polyclinic blocks, endoscopy, day surgery and chemotherapy, physical therapy and rehabilitation, a pharmacy, and a conference hall for 112 people. The hospital, with a total of 459 rooms, is planned to be completed in 14 months. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony, Hacıoğlu Holding CEO Yasin Hacıoğlu stated that the project aims to contribute to Turkey-Africa relations and the development of the continent.