President John Dramani Mahama has expressed critical fear about Ghana’s skill to confront the rising burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), bringing up in style apparatus disasters in main hospitals.

Speaking on the WHX Leaders Africa tournament held in Accra on December 9, 2025, the President printed that a number of key diagnostic gear in main well being amenities, in particular in Accra and Kumasi, have damaged down, leaving sufferers with out very important services and products.

According to him, the location is dire:

“There is a major problem. There are no diagnostic equipment. MRIs have broken down, CT scans are broken down. There’s limited cancer treatment outside Accra and Kumasi, our two major cities. So it’s not just about the money for treatment — the equipment needed to diagnose and to treat is in very limited supply,” he stated.

He defined that even supposing the personal creativity is making strides in increasing diagnostic and remedy capability, executive will have to intrude extra aggressively.

As a part of efforts to near the distance, he introduced that further assets will likely be channelled throughout the Mahama Cares coverage, with plans to increase the Ghana Medical Trust Fund to fortify personal hospitals as neatly.

President Mahama wired that making improvements to get right of entry to to practical diagnostic apparatus is very important if Ghana is to make significant financial backing in lowering deaths from cancers, cardiovascular illnesses, diabetes, and different NCDs.

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