NPP was not committed to building our health systems hence the infrastructural deficit - Mathias Alagbo Kabila

Volta Regional Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mathias Alagbo, has sharply criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP), accusing the administration of failing to build a resilient healthcare infrastructure.

According to Mr. Alagbo, the government prioritized political expediency over sustainable development, leaving the nation’s health sector in a state of severe deficit. He argued that the current administration's approach has compromised the foundational growth of healthcare delivery across the country, particularly in regions that require urgent intervention.

Mr. Alagbo contended that the NPP strategically leveraged the restoration of the nursing trainees' allowance as a major campaign slogan to win votes, yet failed to couple this promise with structural expansion. By focusing heavily on short-term financial stipends rather than long-term capital investments, the government created an unsustainable bottleneck.

The NDC Volta Youth Organizer noted that while the restoration of the allowance successfully attracted thousands of students into nursing training institutions, it lacked the strategic foresight needed to manage the aftermath of their graduation.

The crux of the crisis, Mr. Alagbo emphasized, lies in the massive infrastructural deficit that now plagues the health sector. Because the government allegedly showed little commitment to constructing hospitals, polyclinics, and specialized health facilities, there is currently nowhere to absorb the growing influx of qualified nurses. This gap between human resource training and infrastructural capacity has left thousands of fully trained, certified young nurses stranded at home, waiting indefinitely for government clearance and employment.

The Volta Regional Youth Organizer called on young health professionals and the general public to critically assess the long-term impact of populist policies on essential sectors like healthcare. He asserted that a genuine commitment to healthcare requires a balanced approach, one that heavily invests in modern facilities alongside personnel development.

Mr. Alagbo maintained that until comprehensive infrastructural expansion becomes a genuine priority, the backlog of unemployed nurses will continue to grow, undermining both the livelihoods of the youth and the overall quality of public health delivery.