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By Efua Nessa
The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for urgent reforms in Ghana’s healthcare system after identifying critical gaps in equipment, personnel, and access to treatment for chronic diseases. Her remarks came during a working visit to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund Secretariat, also known as the Mahama Cares Fund, in Accra.
The Fund’s Administrator, Obuobia Darko-Opoku, stated that a nationwide needs assessment revealed significant deficiencies in key health facilities required to treat non-communicable diseases.
She noted that Ghana currently has only two radiotherapy machines, both in Accra, leading to waiting periods of up to four months for cancer patients. Additionally, the country has just five mammogram machines, limiting early detection of breast cancer.
According to her, the assessment now serves as a “blueprint guiding the operations of the Secretariat,” particularly as the Fund prepares to expand access to free treatment services.