Ghana Medical Trust Fund Supports Restoration of Cardiac Services at Korle Bu
The Administrator of Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as MahamaCares, Madam Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has announced a support towards installation works on a new state-of-the-art Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab) at the National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Speaking at a site handover ceremony, she said the intervention was prompted by the urgent need to restore life-saving cardiac services at the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC) after its previous Cath Lab was destroyed by fire earlier last year.
“Korle Bu is not just a national asset; it is a regional lifeline,” Madam Darko-Opoku noted, adding that restoring the facility aligns with the Fund’s mandate to support essential healthcare infrastructure.
She described the project as a timely response to the growing burden of cardiac disease and the pressure on healthcare workers.
“The loss of the Cath Lab was a major setback not only for Korle Bu, but for the entire country,” Dr. Yakubu Seidu Adam, CEO of KBTH, said.
“This installation demonstrates our collective resolve to restore specialised, life-saving services swiftly and ensure they are better protected going forward.”
The new Cath Lab, being implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Health and MahamaCares, is expected to be commissioned by the end of the first quarter of 2026 and will restore the NCTC’s capacity to perform minimally invasive cardiac procedures.
Following the March 7, 2025, fire that destroyed the centre’s 2017-installed Cath Lab, clinicians have operated under severe constraints.
“The Cath Lab is the bread and butter of modern cardiology,” said the Director of NCTC Dr. Kow Enstua-Mensah.
Representing the Ministry of Health, Mr. Kwame Amponsah Sarfo, Head of the Capital Investment Project Management Unit (CIPMU), reaffirmed the Ministry’s commitment to supporting Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to operate at full capacity. The project will be undertaken by ADB Medical Service Group.
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