Omanghana
The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has urged healthcare stakeholders to ensure that financial hardship does not prevent Ghanaians from receiving life-saving treatment.
He expressed concern about the burden specialised medical care places on families, stressing that people should not be excluded from quality healthcare because they cannot afford it.
He made the appeal during an engagement with a Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) delegation led by its Administrator, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, in the Greater Accra Region. The visit formed part of the Fund’s nationwide public awareness campaign.
The Ga Mantse welcomed the Fund as an important source of support for households struggling with medical expenses. He encouraged stakeholders to help vulnerable people benefit from its interventions and asked the Fund to explore additional support for maternal healthcare.
Ms Darko-Opoku said wider public education was necessary to help people understand the assistance available. She noted that families in Greater Accra also faced significant difficulties caring for relatives with non-communicable diseases, despite the region’s reputation for economic opportunity.
She explained that the Fund supports specialized healthcare through financing, equipment and infrastructure, and appealed to individuals and businesses to contribute to its work.
Greater Accra Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Robert Amesiya, called for collective support to safeguard the Fund and help it serve patients who would otherwise struggle to afford treatment.
Regional Minister Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo also advocated closer coordination between the Fund and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies. She said such cooperation would help avoid duplication and ensure resources reached the intended beneficiaries.
Source: Omanghana
