The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adwoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has announced that the MahamaCares Patient Support Programme will initially operate through 29 hospitals across Ghana.

Speaking during the Government Accountability Series at the Presidency on Monday, May 11, Mrs Darko-Opoku said the hospitals were strategically selected to ensure equitable access to specialised healthcare services nationwide.

“The Patient Support Programme will initially be delivered through twenty-nine enlisted hospitals strategically distributed across the country to ensure equitable access for all Ghanaians,” she said.

The hospitals include Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ho Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Sunyani Teaching Hospital, and the University of Ghana Medical Centre, among others.

Mrs Darko-Opoku further disclosed that the Trust Fund had developed a digital platform integrated with hospital management systems to facilitate patient onboarding, clinical auditing, and claims processing. 

She added that trained patient navigators had been deployed to assist patients and families throughout the treatment process.