Weija Children’s Hospital handed over to GHS after months of pressure

The long-awaited Children’s Specialist Hospital at Weija has moved a step closer to opening its doors, following the formal handover of the completed facility to the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

In May 2026, residents staged a demonstration to demand the immediate operationalisation of the hospital, arguing that its continued closure was denying children in the area access to specialised healthcare despite the availability of a completed facility.

The handover clears an important administrative hurdle towards the commencement of operations at the specialist paediatric facility, although questions remain over when the hospital will actually begin receiving patients.