A major donation of 24,534 pieces of medical equipment is set to boost healthcare delivery across Ghana, as the government prepares to roll out its ambitious Free Primary Health Care Programme.
On Good Friday morning, John Dramani Mahama, in the company of the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, inspected the consignment, which will be distributed to health facilities nationwide beginning next week.
The equipment—ranging from X-ray machines and vital sign monitors to glucometers, baby incubators, oxygen concentrators, and laboratory analysers—is expected to significantly strengthen frontline healthcare services. Additional items include delivery beds, hospital beds, infusion devices, patient monitors, and ultrasound machines.
The donation comes ahead of the official launch of the Free Primary Health Care Programme on April 15, a key campaign promise by President Mahama. The initiative is designed to ensure universal access to primary healthcare, particularly targeting the estimated 35 percent of Ghanaians who are not currently covered under the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Together, the equipment distribution and the programme rollout mark a major step toward expanding equitable healthcare access across the country.
