President John Dramani Mahama is calling on the international community to partner with his government in completing the stalled Agenda 111 hospital projects.

He disclosed that his administration requires $1.7 billion to complete the hospitals.

Speaking at a credentials presentation ceremony for five newly appointed ambassadors to Ghana, Mahama emphasized the need for private sector collaboration to enhance healthcare delivery.

“With regards to healthcare, we would like to see what the cooperation is. We do have a problem with our hospital facilities. The previous government started huge projects in healthcare, building more than 100 hospitals, and somehow we are stuck because they spent a lot of money and not being able to operationalize any of them.

“And so we are looking to see if we can have some cooperation with the private sector or any entrepreneurs that are into hospital management to finish those hospitals and manage them over a period of time in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service,” he stated.

The five envoys who presented their Letters of Credence to the President on Wednesday, March 12, include Ms. Laura Ranalli, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy; Julio Enrique Pujol Torres, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba; and Musu Jatu Ruhle, Ambassador of the Republic of Liberia.

Also present were Dr. Abdulla Muraid Sulaiman Mohammed Al Mandoos, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, and Ali Ghomshi, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran.