Gbondapi Health Centre Reopens After Rehabilitation in Pujehun

The Ministry of Health has reopened the rehabilitated Gbondapi Community Health Centre in Kpanga Chiefdom, Pujehun District, with the upgraded facility expected to improve access to maternal, newborn and other essential health services.

The centre was commissioned on 31 October 2026 under the leadership of Minister of Health Dr Austin Demby. Its rehabilitation was carried out through the Ministry’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Project.

Health authorities expect the facility to serve more than 9,067 residents across 14 communities in Pujehun and neighbouring Bonthe District, including hard-to-reach riverine settlements.

Expanded maternal and newborn care

The improvements have increased the centre’s capacity to provide Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care. Works included larger labour and delivery rooms, modern toilets and showers, solar-powered electricity, air-conditioning, improved drainage and paved areas around the facility.

The centre now has four delivery beds, nine postnatal beds and three spaces for women using the birth-waiting home. It has also been equipped with two ultrasound scanners, two oxygen concentrators and two pulse oximeters.

Ministry of Health statistics show that the centre recorded 379 facility-based deliveries between October 2025 and September 2026, reaching 101 per cent of its delivery target during that period. The same period saw 401 first antenatal visits and 364 fourth antenatal visits.

Staffing and future plans

Staff accommodation, the deployment of adequate healthcare professionals and the pin-coding of eligible health workers remain priorities requiring attention at the facility.

Dr Mustapha Sundifu Kabba, the Chief Medical Officer, reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to strengthening primary healthcare services in remote communities. He also encouraged traditional authorities and residents to protect the upgraded centre and support healthcare workers.

Dr Demby urged health workers to maintain professionalism, compassion and dedication. He also encouraged pregnant women to attend antenatal appointments regularly and give birth at health facilities under skilled supervision.

A proposed 100-bed hospital located approximately five kilometres from Gbondapi remains under consideration, according to Dr Demby. No approval, funding or construction of the proposed hospital has been confirmed.

The reopening forms part of the Ministry’s 300-Days Activism for Triple Zero campaign, which focuses on preventing maternal and child deaths and improving immunisation coverage for zero-dose children.