The abandoned Afari Military Hospital has reportedly been overtaken by weeds and left in a deteriorating state following years of non-operationalisation, despite significant public investment in the facility.
The situation came to public attention after Members of Parliament on the Minority Health Committee visited the site on June 10, 2026, to assess its current condition amid mounting pressure on the Accident and Emergency Centre of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
The visit was led by the Ranking Member of the Minority Health Committee, Dr Nana Ayew Afriye, as part of efforts to evaluate the state of unfinished and underutilised health infrastructure projects across the country.
According to the committee, “the delegation was initially granted access to inspect the facility by a security guard stationed at the premises. The MPs were able to walk through sections of the hospital to observe its condition firsthand.”
However, the situation reportedly changed shortly after the inspection began.
Members of the committee say the security guard later returned and instructed them to leave the premises.
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The guard is said to have indicated that she had received instructions not to allow unauthorised access to the facility.
The guard allegedly referenced directives linked to the Municipal Chief Executive for Atwima Nwabiagya South, Wisdom Boamah, adding that she feared losing her job if she failed to comply.
The alleged instruction and subsequent attempt to restrict access have raised concerns among the Minority MPs, who viewed the action as an attempt to prevent parliamentary oversight of a public facility.
Beyond the access dispute, the committee expressed alarm at the physical condition of the Afari Military Hospital.
Large sections of the facility were observed to be overtaken by weeds, with buildings and infrastructure left unused.
The MPs noted that the hospital, which was intended to help ease pressure on KATH and improve healthcare delivery in the Ashanti Region, remains uncompleted and non-operational despite huge investment in the project from previous years.
They argued that the continued abandonment of the facility contributes to the strain on existing health centres, particularly the accident and emergency unit at KATH, which continues to experience high patient volumes.
The Minority Health Committee has raised questions about the delay in completing and commissioning the hospital, describing the situation as a missed opportunity to strengthen healthcare delivery in the region.
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