GRi in Parliament 06
– 06 - 2003
Parliament approves two loans for Health Services
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Parliament approves two loans for Health Services
The
African Development Bank (ADB) is offering the $23.3m while The Nordic
Development Fund is offering 8.3 million euros.
The
first phase of the HSPR ended in 1997 after the Korle-Bu
and the Komfo Anokye
Teaching Hospitals and the
The Keta, Kibi and Yendi in the
The
third phase comprised the relocation and upgrading of two district hospitals at
Tarkwa and Bekwai in the
Western and Ashanti Regions, respectively, and the improvement of the health
care delivery services in these districts.
According
to a Joint Committee of Finance and Health report, the HSRP had four components
that included increasing the coverage of quality health care at the district
level by 5 per cent.
It
seeks to strengthen blood transfusion services; provide support to the national
HIV/AIDS control programme and to strengthen project management by building the
capacity of the personnel of the Ministry of Health.
The ADB
sourced loan of $23.3m is to be repaid in 40 years with a 10-year grace period.
It included an interest rate of one per cent per annum from the 11th to the
20th year inclusive and a rate of three per cent per annum thereafter.
On the
8.3 million euro loan from NDF, the principal shall be repaid in equal and
conservative semi-annual instalments commencing on the first payment date in
2013 and ending the last payment date in 2042. It has a 10-year grace period.
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Kwadwo
Baah Nyarko, a student of
the
He told
the Ghana News Agency that the 'hoof' of his clutches, which had worn out
slipped on the wet stairs as a result of a late morning down pour.
"This
is my first time of coming here (Parliament). I had no idea about the state of
the building. I thought every Ghanaian could come here and watch his or her MP
talk," he said.
The
drenched student said: "I came here struggling on trotro
from Kokomlemle (a suburb of
Master Nyarko who had no idea about his rights as a disabled under
the constitution said, "I hope a flat surface would be prepared for some
of us in future".
About
10 per cent of
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The measure is aimed at
extending telephone services to every town with a
Albert Kan-Dapaah,
Minister of Communications, said this in Parliament on Friday when Bernard Achidago Akugri, NDC- Binduri asked when Ghana Telecom would extend its services
to the communities of Binduri, Zawse,
Bazua and Atuba.
The Minister said it was
envisaged that the rollout expansion of Ghana Telecom would provide coverage to
all district capitals and most rural and urban areas without telephone
facilities at present.
Kan-Dapaah
said Ghana Telecom's GSM Onetouch service was being
upgraded to enable the network facility to cover the length and breath of the country.
In addition planned increases in
the number of pay phones would provide as many customers as possible access to
telecommunications services in both the urban and rural areas.
Kan-Dapaah
said in line with Ghana Telecom's programme the communities of Binduri, Zawse, Bazua and Atuba would receive
telephone coverage between 2004 and 2005 adding that plans were advanced to
increase the capacity of the Bawku switch from 500 to
3,000 lines to benefit the communities.
He said telephone facilities
would be installed in line with the terms of the agreement between Telenor Management Partner (TMP) of
Kan-Dapaah
said this in an answer to another question asked by Modestus
Ahiable, NDC- Ketu North on
behalf of Joe Gidisu, NDC-
North Tongu as to what steps the Ministry was taking
to extend telephone facilities to Adidome, Mafi Kumase, Mepe,
Battor and Juapong in the
North Tongu District.
The Minister in an answer to
another question said the expansion of switching capacity from 100 lines to a
minimum of 1,000 lines in Kete Krachi
was planned for completion by 2005 and it formed part of the major expansion
programme being undertaken by Ghana Telecom.
Francis Yaw Osei-Sarfo,
NDC- Krachi asked what plans the Ministry had to
expand the Kete-Krachi telephone lines from 100 to
1,000 lines as programmed and when the Onetouch
mobile lines would be made operational there.
Kan-Dapaah
said Ghana Telecom was about concluding the procurement exercise and very soon
work would start on the expansion of telephone facilities through out the
country.
In another answer the Minister
said, Ghana Telecom had initiated a programme to extend itemised bills to cover
trunk calls. He said the programme was currently being tried in
Nana Asante
Frempong, NPP- Kwabre,
asked the Minister why
Kan-Dapaah
said itemised bills were produced for all customers with the International
Direct Dial (IDD) facility and that meant those with the IDD in
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