Accra, Ghana The World Bank says it is strongly desirous to see the Government of Ghana operationalise and open the unused Weija Pediatric Hospital as soon as possible.
The Government constructed and equipped the 120-bed hospital under the World Bank COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project (P173788) for US$10.15 million.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Bank to set the record straight as to why the facility is not used.
It said: “The Project closed on December 16, 2025, following a six-month extension to allow for the completion of key activities for which the Government had not released International Development Association (IDA) spending.
Nevertheless, at project closing, several activities remained incomplete, including at the Weija hospital (the installation of some equipment and the implementation of selected safety measures required by the Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework for health facilities).
Post-closure, the Government may use undisbursed IDA funds under the project to pay outstanding obligations for IDA-eligible activities until June 16, 2025, the statement added.
Government is responsible for providing its own resources to complete the outstanding environmental and social safeguard obligations under the project and to settle any obligations it has incurred for expenditures ineligible for IDA financing.
To fully operationalize the hospital, the Government will need to complete these necessary actions and assign staff to the facility. The World Bank remains engaged to encourage the Government to operationalise and open the facility, it urged.
