GMTF shifts focus from medical bills to expanding specialised healthcare access in Ghana

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) is shifting its focus from merely paying medical bills to addressing structural challenges that limit access to specialised healthcare in Ghana. This strategic pivot is driven by a nationwide assessment that revealed the inadequacy of financial assistance alone in tackling issues such as shortages in health facilities, patients' travel burdens, specialist shortages, and inadequate research.

The GMTF's strategy is built on four interconnected pillars: financial assistance for patients needing specialised treatment, investment in medical equipment and infrastructure, specialist training, and research and innovation in non-communicable diseases. The Trust Fund is actively expanding cardiac care with new centres in Kumasi and Tamale, and planning a comprehensive oncology and nuclear medicine centre at Korle Bu, which aims to integrate diagnosis, treatment, and advanced imaging within the public health system.

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