Benefits
To you, your family and the local area.
The new hospital will be capable of handling the expected 50% attendance increase in 2015
The new hospital will have 21st Century equipment and facilities.
The hospital is designed to be capable of expansion from 120 beds to 200 beds.
Woody vegetative matter from excavation activities will be offered to affected land users to be used for charcoal burning to provide extra income.
The hospital is situated on raised ground above Abetifi town, which is the highest inhabited point in Ghana at 630 metres above sea level. There are challenging routes up the hill flanked by escarpments of over 200 metres of vertical rock.
Design
Each hospital has been adapted to suit the unique topography and geographical conditions of its location by a world class team of experts from the UK and Ghana.
The innovative design of the hospitals is aimed at providing a therapeutic environment to aid patient recovery while providing value for money by delivering hospitals which require minimal maintenance, have a low energy footprint and have the capacity for future expansion.
A comprehensive process of consultation with local landowners, farmers and other stakeholders has been undertaken ahead of and throughout the hospital build process.
The new hospital will have 21st Century equipment and facilities and is designed to be capable of expansion from 120 beds to 200 beds.
The goal is to support the sustainable advancement of healthcare in Ghana.
The proposed new hospital will house
Landscape Concept
'Care and Cure' concept employs international best practice for healthcare design incorporating therapeutic and functional garden spaces
Hospital Progress
Keep up to date with Dodowa build progress
On Thursday 14th April, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama visited the 4th hospital site from the Built To Care Ghana project, situated in Abetifi. The event was well attended with local leaders and district chiefs in attendance, as well as many of the workforce.
The visit was a chance for the President to see at first hand the progress that has been made on site.
Lead architects for the “Built To Care Ghana” district hospital programme, UK based TP Bennett, won the prestigious first prize for “Outstanding International Architecture Project” against still international competition at the 2016 British Expertise International Awards. The award celebrates the most influential architectural project with a focus on: innovative concept, strong local impact, meeting technical and cultural challenges, as well as creating a sustainable outcome. Congratulations to all involved!
The Ghana District Hospitals project is receiving great recognition in the UK for its impact. CampbellReith, consulting engineers for the hospitals, has been shortlisted for the ICE London Civil Engineering Awards 2016 and the New Civil Engineering Awards for its International Impact.
Mike Allen, Senior Partner at the Practice, said: “Being shortlisted has been fantastic recognition of the effort from all involved in the Ghana Hospitals project, which will hugely impact people’s lives”.
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