The Ahanta West Municipal Assembly has commissioned a GH¢1.2 million Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) facility at Miemia in Ghana’s Western Region, ending more than two decades of reliance on an unsuitable community centre for basic healthcare.
Funded through the District Assemblies Common Fund, the new facility includes nurses’ quarters and is intended to serve Miemia and neighbouring communities.
Before its completion, the old community centre had been the area’s only health post for more than 20 years. Residents, especially pregnant women and nursing mothers, frequently faced long journeys to obtain basic medical care.
The new CHPS facility is expected to make those services more accessible by bringing healthcare closer to residents.
The Member of Parliament for Ahanta West, Mavis Kuukua Bissue, said the investment demonstrated the priority placed on protecting lives and improving access to healthcare.
“There’s a lot that we want to do, but we chose this one because we know health is life. It’s important that we save lives before any other thing comes in,” she said.
Residents welcomed the project as an important intervention and thanked the government for responding to a healthcare need that had remained unresolved for many years.
The Municipal Chief Executive for Ahanta West, Ebenezer Kofi Aidoo, said the Assembly was seeking further funding to expand healthcare infrastructure in other communities that remain underserved.
He said the Assembly was considering using its internally generated funds (IGF), in addition to allocations from the District Assemblies Common Fund, to finance the construction of more CHPS facilities.
“Apart from the main funding source that is the District Assembly Common Fund, we are trying to see that at least the IGF and all that can also help in building the CHPs,” he said.
According to Mr Aidoo, procurement processes have already started for two additional CHPS compounds at Chavene and Hotopo under the Assembly’s 2026 plans.
The Assembly also intends to provide facilities for two more communities through its 2027 budget. Mr Aidoo said further projects could be supported with internally generated funds.
The planned developments are expected to extend community-based healthcare services to more areas by 2028.