According to the Bank’s website, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is a 2,000-bed facility located in the Ablekuma South sub-metropolitan Area, that hosts many medical and allied health institutions. Notable among them are Nurses Training College, Midwifery Training School, University of Ghana Dental School, University of Ghana Medical School, Ghana Medical Association, School of Medical Laboratory Technology, School of Radiology, School of Allied Health Science, Accra School of Hygiene, Medical Students Hostel, Ghana Aids Commission, Hospital and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Residential Facilities. To address the gaps in waste management and its resultant deterioration of water quality of the Korle lagoon and the ocean environment, consultants were engaged in 2014 and 2017 to assess KBTH's solid and liquid waste systems. Nevertheless, due to lack of funds there was no progress from assessment to physical interventions. The proposed Project seeks to update the 2014 and 2017 studies to attract investments for waste management improvements at Ghana's premiere healthcare provider and its surrounding communities.

The overall project objective is to contribute to: a) increasing access to improved healthcare waste management services; and (b) creating opportunities for increased healthcare waste management investments. Specifically, the proposed project seeks to update the 2014 and 2017 feasibility studies and detailed designs, including requisite activities for the development of an investment project to improve sanitation, medical and solid waste management in and around Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).

The project's direct beneficiaries are the sector ministries (MSWR and MoH) and other relevant public sector entities, including sub-national authorities (municipal assemblies). Following realization of the downstream investments, the direct beneficiaries would be the over 0.75 million outpatients and surrounding communities of KBTH. Project results will also restore public confidence by reviving aquatic and marine life in the Korle Lagoon and Gulf of Guinea. Other indirect beneficiaries are Private Sector Operators, local NGOs and CSOs.

Environmental Category: [1] High Risk

Finance Type: Standard grant
Commitments (UA): 11,651,707
Conversion Rate USD (2024-12-16): 1,32974

Name: Fredrick TUMUSIIME
Email: f.tumusiime@afdb.org

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