The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the previous government allocated only GH¢4 million to Ghana’s free dialysis programme.
He stated that the money was woefully inadequate to cater to patients across the country.
Mr. Akandor said this at a press conference with the parliamentary press corps today, Thursday, March 13, 2025.
According to him, out of the GH¢4 million allocation, only GH¢2 million came directly from government coffers, while the remaining GH¢2 million was sourced from corporate social responsibility initiatives.
He opined that the GH¢4 million was inadequate to help finance dialysis treatment across the country.
“I was a ranking member on the Health Committee of Parliament and there were no sustainable sources of funding for the dialysis. It never happened. We even suggested to make provision for dialysis and they allocated GH¢2 million. And they had to go and take an additional GH¢2 million from corporate social responsibility and I can tell you, GH¢4 million cannot take care of dialysis in the whole country.
“So there needs to be a sustainable and a reliable source of funding. Look, if we decide to put all manner of diseases on the National Health Insurance Scheme, it will collapse. You have no idea about how it costs to treat heart disease or chronic disease and surgeries.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
