In Ghana, fund supports treatment for more than 110 children with severe heart diseases
In Ghana, the Ghana Medical Trust Fund supports the treatment of more than 150 patients at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital; around 110 of them are children. This was reported by MyJoyOnline.
Support for children and adults
The fund supports patients who face financial difficulties paying for life-saving cardiac treatment. The head of the National Cardiothoracic Centre, Dr. Kweku Entsua-Mensah, noted that for families of children with severe heart diseases, treatment costs often compete with other basic needs.
According to him, the fund's assistance gives children an opportunity to regain strength, return to school, play with their peers and continue their education. Adult patients whose illnesses disrupted their usual lives and work can also receive treatment and return to work.
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New catheterization centre
In 2025, a fire destroyed the cardiac catheterization laboratory of the National Cardiothoracic Centre, an important unit for diagnosing and treating complex heart diseases. By the end of July 2026, the Ghana Medical Trust Fund had replaced it with a new cardiac catheterization centre.
Since the new unit began operating, more than 60 patients have undergone complex life-saving procedures there, while others are awaiting treatment. During the fund's initial programme, designed for 50 cases, 15 patients received funding for life-saving procedures at the Korle Bu centre. Subsequently, the number of patients involved in treatment exceeded 150.
Cardiology centres are also being developed at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi and Tamale Teaching Hospital. According to Entsua-Mensah, the Korle Bu centre will cooperate with them through training, mentoring and specialist support. This is expected to reduce the need for patients with complex heart diseases to travel to Accra for specialized care.
