‘Ghanaians are still selling their homes to save lives’ - GMTF Administrator

Obuobia Darko-Opoku and Kwabena Mintah Akandoh in a beautiful pose Families are still selling homes, disposing of property, borrowing heavily and emptying their life savings to pay for specialised medical treatment, a stark reality that the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) says must drive the country’s next phase of healthcare reform.

Darko-Opoku was speaking at “One Year On – An Evening of Reflection,” organised by the GMTF to mark its first year of operations and engage specialist doctors, medical directors and other stakeholders on the future of specialised healthcare in Ghana.

According to her, GMTF’s first year had taught the Fund that simply paying medical bills was not enough to address the country’s specialised healthcare needs.