The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has extended financial support to multiple patients requiring urgent, life-saving medical care as part of its pilot phase involving 50 cases, ahead of the Fund’s official rollout.

At the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), the Fund approved and disbursed GH¢25,750 towards the treatment of Mr. Aminu Taibu, a 25-year-old diagnosed with ischaemic heart disease.

The payment was made directly to the hospital to support his urgent care and was formally received by the Chief Executive Officer of UGMC, Dr. Abdul-Samed Tanko.

As part of the same pilot initiative, the Fund made its third stop of the day at the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, where a cheque of GH¢447,000 was presented to support three young children diagnosed with congenital heart conditions.

The beneficiaries, aged one year eight months, one year three months, and four years, are receiving treatment for heart defects commonly referred to as holes in the heart.

The donation was presented by the Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Obuobia Darko-Opoku, and was received by the Chief Executive Officer of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Yakubu Seidu Adam, together with members of the hospital’s senior management team.

In another intervention under the pilot phase, the Fund provided full financial support amounting to GH¢210,840 for life-saving brain surgery for Rebecca Odarquaye, a midwife diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. The support was presented at Euracare Spring Hospital, where she is receiving treatment.

Officials indicated that Ms. Odarquaye’s case came to the attention of the Fund at the start of the pilot phase, prompting swift intervention to ensure she receives timely care without the burden of financial hardship.

According to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, the ongoing pilot cases are designed to test systems and processes to ensure a smooth and effective rollout, allowing future beneficiaries to access support swiftly, seamlessly, and with dignity.

The initiative seeks to address gaps that often force families to choose between critical healthcare and financial survival.