Eni Ghana leads partnership to expand healthcare access in Western Region
Eni Ghana, in collaboration with its Offshore Cape Three Point (OCTP) partners, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to reinforce primary healthcare delivery and emergency response systems in the Western Region.
The MoU was signed in collaboration with Vitol Upstream Ghana Ltd and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC).
The initiative would improve access to quality health care in remote communities, with a strong focus on women and children.
It would benefit about 180,000 people and could reach up to 380,000 residents across the region.
Over the four years, spanning 2026 to 2029, the initiative would focus on three key priority areas.
These include improving access to primary health care through the upgrading of facilities, the provision of reliable electricity and safe water and the enhancement of maternal, newborn and child health services.
At the same time, it would support the capacity building of healthcare workers in critical areas such as Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC), clinical governance, safe surgery and vaccine cold-chain management.
Better practices
The programme would also engage local communities through education initiatives aimed at promoting better practices in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), waste management, vector control and nutrition, while placing a strong emphasis on increased sustainability through community ownership, with strengthened community-based committees playing a crucial role in ensuring local participation and long-term impact.
Eni Ghana’s longstanding commitment to strengthening community health is reflected in a series of initiatives spanning more than a decade, contributing to Ghana’s progress toward Universal Health Coverage.
Eni Ghana has been present in Ghana since 2009, conducting offshore hydrocarbon exploration and production activities, with current equity production of about 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
The company is the operator of the OCTP project with a 44.4 per cent share in partnership with Vitol (35.6 per cent) and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (20 per cent).
The joint venture’s portfolio of projects also includes initiatives in the areas of training, economic diversification, access to water and sanitation and access to energy.
