Mahama Cares Financing Construction of 3 Cardiology Centres
The government has announced ongoing construction of three state-of-the-art cardiology centres across the country under the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as Mahama Cares.
In a Facebook post, the spokesperson of the government, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, said the Fund was catering for critical infrastructure deficit beyond support for patients of non-communicable diseases.
The ongoing constructions are taking place at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and Tamale Teaching Hospital.
The facilities will be equipped with modern catheterisation laboratories, operating theatres, Intensive Care Units, consulting rooms, pharmacies and dedicated oxygen plants.
About Mahama Cares
The Mahama Cares initiative is aimed at supporting treatment for chronic diseases that are not covered under the National Health Insurance (NHI) and is envisioned to bridge gaps in healthcare financing and reduce the mortality rate that results from chronic diseases in Ghana.
The Trust Fund supports specialist-level treatment for a range of chronic diseases, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney failure, stroke and other complications.
Additionally, it is intended to progressively expand to cover convalescent care, palliative services and home-based support, the government said while launching the initiative in April.
According to the President, support from the Fund will be based on formal applications carefully vetted and will focus on costs not currently covered under the NHIS.
He noted that the Fund will operate as an independent statutory Trust governed by a Board of Trustees and supported by a dedicated administrative secretariat, third-party administrators and patient navigators to ensure transparency, efficiency and a patient-centred ethic.
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