The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Maternity and Children's Block Project is one of Ghana's most significant healthcare infrastructure developments. The project replaces a long-abandoned maternity block that remained incomplete for over four decades with a modern specialist facility designed to improve maternal and child healthcare, medical training, and research in the Ashanti Region and northern Ghana.

Project Background

The original maternity block was first awarded in 1976 but construction stopped in 1979 due to funding challenges. Attempts to revive the project over subsequent decades were unsuccessful. In 2020, the Government of Ghana approved a completely redesigned facility after engineering assessments found the old structure to be unsuitable for completion, leading to its demolition and reconstruction.

Current Progress

Construction is actively ongoing.

The project commenced in July 2020 following the redesign and demolition of the previous structure. Although construction has advanced considerably, no official completion percentage has been published by the Ministry of Health or KATH.

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Progress: Ongoing (Official completion percentage not publicly released.)

Project Cost

Estimated Budget: €155 million

The financing was approved by Parliament and supports the construction, medical equipment, and associated infrastructure.

Funding Source

• Government of Ghana
• Deutsche Bank (project financing)
• Backed by UK Export Finance (UKEF) export credit support.

Estimated Completion

The project was originally planned for completion within 36 months, but construction has continued beyond that period. As of 2026, no revised official completion date has been announced publicly.

Capacity

Once completed, the facility will provide:

• 550 inpatient beds
• Modern maternity wards
• Children's wards
• Specialist neonatal units
• Multiple operating theatres
• Teaching and research facilities
• Lecture theatres and seminar rooms
• Pharmacy
• Laboratories
• Diagnostic imaging facilities
• Medical gas systems
• Intensive Care Units
• Medical stores
• Catering and laundry facilities
• Waste management systems

Key Features

• State-of-the-art maternity hospital
• Children's specialist hospital
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Operating theatres
• Oxygen gas infrastructure
• Modern laboratories
• X-ray and diagnostic facilities
• Specialist consulting rooms
• Staff offices
• Lecture halls for medical education
• Medical equipment installation
• Digital hospital systems

Why the Project Matters

The project is expected to:

• Reduce maternal and infant mortality.
• Increase access to specialist maternity and pediatric care.
• Ease congestion at existing KATH facilities.
• Improve healthcare delivery across the Ashanti Region and northern Ghana.
• Enhance postgraduate medical training through affiliation with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
• Support advanced clinical research and specialist healthcare services.