Ghana is set to have six new regional hospitals built across its newly created regions by 2028, as part of the government’s drive to expand specialist healthcare infrastructure and bring medical services closer to underserved communities. Speaking at the commissioning of a PET scan facility at the Swedish Ghana Medical […]

President John Dramani Mahama has officially commissioned a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan facility at the Swedish Ghana Medical Centre in Accra, bringing one of the most advanced diagnostic technologies in modern medicine to Ghana for the first time and removing the need for many Ghanaians to travel abroad for […]

President John Dramani Mahama has returned to Ghana after attending the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where he participated in high-level discussions on energy, health, and African economic integration alongside a series of bilateral meetings with senior international figures. The summit, co-hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto and French […]

The President of the Republic of Ghana and African Union (AU) Champion for African Financial Institutions, John Dramani Mahama, has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, to participate in the Africa Forward Summit, a high-level France-Africa partnership meeting. The Summit organised by French President Emmanuel Macron has brought together African Heads of […]

A delegation from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), led by Deputy Director-General Mensah Thompson, paid a courtesy visit to Ambassador Victor Emmanuel Smith, with discussions centring on the performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the role of the diaspora in national development, and the opportunities available to investors looking […]

As public interest in the Ghana Medical Trust Fund grows, the Administrator of the fund, Obuobia Darko-Opoku has laid out a clear process for Ghanaians seeking to benefit from the programme, addressing widespread concerns about how to gain access to support. To qualify, an applicant must meet three basic requirements: […]

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has committed GHS 36,234,475 to train 100 pharmacists and 100 nurse specialists across the country in oncology, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, and related fields. This is part of a deliberate effort to build a specialist healthcare workforce that serves every region of Ghana rather than just […]

Before its nationwide rollout in June 2026, the Ghana Medical Trust Fund ran a pilot programme that treated 50 patients drawn from across the country, spending over GHS 4.8 million on procedures including heart surgeries, brain surgeries, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and orthopaedic surgeries. The pilot, approved by the Board of Trustees […]

Three state-of-the-art cardiology centres are being built at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, and the Tamale Teaching Hospital, in a move designed to expand Ghana’s capacity for cardiology and vascular care beyond its current narrow base. The construction, being undertaken by the Ghana Medical Trust Fund […]

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund, will officially roll out its nationwide patient support programme in June 2026, making life-saving treatment accessible to eligible Ghanaians suffering from chronic non-communicable diseases across the country. The announcement was made by the Administrator of the Trust Fund, Obuobia Darko-Opoku, at the Government Accountability Series […]