Patricia Appiagyei, Member of Parliament for Asokwa and Deputy Minority Leader, has opened a new health centre in the Asokwa New-Town Electoral Area, marking what she described as another step towards universal primary healthcare access within the constituency.
The facility, funded entirely through the MP’s Common Fund and completed over a two-year period, was inaugurated on Friday in a ceremony attended by officials from the Ghana Health Service, traditional authorities, the Asokwa Municipal Chief Executive and local assembly representatives.
The project became possible after the Chief of Asokwa released land for the development — a gesture widely acknowledged during the ceremony as critical to its realisation.
Speaking at the event, Ms Appiagyei said the new centre forms part of a broader healthcare infrastructure push across the constituency. Before her tenure ends, she said, she hopes each of Asokwa’s twelve electoral areas will have a functioning health centre comparable to facilities already operating in Kaase, Kuwait, Atonsu-Agogo and now Asokwa New-Town. “My goal is simple,” she noted. “Every electoral area must have access to quality primary healthcare within reasonable distance.”
The MP disclosed that she is currently engaging the Board of the Bui Power Authority to support a second phase of development at the site. The proposed expansion would include a three-storey block with additional medical units and residential accommodation for nursing staff — a move aimed at addressing the perennial challenge of retaining health professionals in growing urban communities.
Local officials praised the initiative. Municipal Chief Executive Amoh Kamel commended the MP for prioritising healthcare and confirmed that the Assembly is advancing plans to construct two additional facilities in Ahinsan and Chirapatre. Oscar Riches, Assembly Member for Asokwa New-Town, said the project responds directly to a longstanding community request and pointed out that the available land provides room for future expansion.
But alongside the celebration came caution. Dr. Bashiru Abdul-Majeed, Medical Director of Kumasi South Hospital and chairman of the occasion, urged residents to take personal responsibility for their health, warning that non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes are becoming leading causes of preventable deaths in the region. He encouraged regular screening and healthier lifestyle choices to confront what he described as “silent killers”.
The Regent of Asokwa, Nana Fe-Baamoah II, and Municipal Director of Health Services Faustina Osei Mensah both stressed the importance of maintaining the new facility, calling for a strict maintenance culture to safeguard the investment for future generations.
Ms. Appiagyei also used the occasion to donate 16 office chairs to the Asokwa Health Directorate to improve working conditions for staff, underscoring her emphasis on both infrastructure and operational readiness. With equipment installed and administrative offices in place, the facility is expected to begin operations immediately — offering residents improved access to primary care and easing pressure on larger referral centres in the metropolis.
For Asokwa, the unveiling signals more than a new building; it reflects a deliberate push to anchor constituency-level development in health infrastructure — an area increasingly central to urban community resilience.
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