Inside the Lungni Health Centre: Our September Site Visit

The walls of the new Lungni Health Centre are standing. In September, a Nevalak team made the long journey north to see the building for themselves, check the work against the drawings, and plan the next stage with the people who will use it.

The journey to Lungni

On Friday 18 September, King James Kelly-Cudjoe, our Project Manager and Country Representative, set off from Accra with two additional contractors, a builder and an electrician, while Samuel Ohene travelled from Kumasi. Both journeys were long and difficult, and the team reached Kpandai just before 9:00 p.m.

On Saturday morning they drove on to Lungni. At the site they were joined by Samuel Njomaba, our Director in Ghana, who is based in Lungni, by Mr. Peter Owusu, the contractor on the ground, and by the current in-charge of the existing Lungni Health Centre. Together they toured the new building room by room.

Watch the visit

From Accra to Lungni and back: the September 2026 site visit in under a minute.

What we found on site

Progress is clear. The block walls are up across the building, and the columns and scaffolding for the front of the facility are in place. Walking through the rooms also showed where the design needs to change before the next phase begins.

The front elevation, and views inside the new wards.

• Doors and windows. Several door and window positions need to be modified. Some windows will be closed, others converted into doors, and some wards will be swapped and relabelled so the building works better for patients and staff.
• Washrooms. The male, female and paediatric wards do not yet have washrooms. These will need to be added to the plan.
• Power. A dedicated power room is needed to support the facility's electrical needs.

The visiting contractors took measurements to check the building against the drawings, and Samuel Ohene carried out his own. Some discrepancies were noted, and these will be resolved in the next round of planning.

Checking the drawings on site, and members of the team with local partners.

Learning from the existing facility

As the rain began, the team stopped at the existing health centre to compare what it offers with the new design. This showed that some departments not included in the new building can remain in the old facility, which will be renovated so that both buildings together give Lungni stronger health services.

What happens next

The visit confirmed that the scope of work is broader than first planned. The team agreed on four next steps:

• Build a power room to keep the electricity supply stable.
• Add washrooms for the male, female and paediatric wards.
• Arrange a follow-up site visit by the Nevalak team as soon as possible.
• The visiting contractors will prepare a full cost estimate within three weeks, covering plumbing, electrical work, woodwork and roofing.

We will share the estimate and the next phase of work as soon as it is ready. Thank you to everyone who made the journey, and to the people of Lungni for welcoming us.