Civil society group Rights Accountability Network is demanding full transparency over plans for the management of Ghana’s Agenda 111 hospitals after filing a Right to Information (RTI) request asking the Ministry of Health to disclose the names of all private entities seeking to take over or partner on the project.

The RTI application, filed on August 11, 2026, pursuant to the Right to Information Act, 2019 (Act 989), asks the Ministry to list every company, organisation, religious body, foundation and investor that has “expressed an interest in, proposed to, or been invited by Government” to partner on the Agenda 111 hospitals since January 2025.

It also seeks copies of all proposals, expressions of interest, letters and other communications submitted by the entities.

“Ghanaians have a right to know who is seeking to own or manage public hospitals built with taxpayer money,” the request states.

Beyond the names of prospective partners, the RTI application demands copies of all agreements, memoranda of understanding (MOUs), term sheets and public-private partnership (PPP) contracts negotiated or proposed.

It also seeks Cabinet, ministerial and parliamentary approvals for any proposed partnerships, minutes and records of meetings between government officials and prospective private partners, as well as due diligence reports, feasibility studies and financial models.

The request further asks for “details of any procurement or selection process used or proposed for selecting private partners”, raising concerns about whether prospective companies may have been handpicked.

The RTI application covers all 111 hospital sites and asks the Ministry to provide the specific names and locations of hospitals covered by each proposed partnership.

The civil society group argues that the request is critical because there has been limited public information on the future of Agenda 111 since the change of government, amid reports that the government may be seeking to “sell off” the hospitals to cronies.

However, the group did not provide evidence to substantiate the claims of a possible sale to government cronies.

Under Act 989, the Ministry has a 14-day statutory deadline to respond to the request.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health confirmed that the request had been received and said it was “being processed in accordance with the law.”