President urges private sector to support ‘Mahama Cares’

The government has officially launched the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, branded as Mahama Cares—at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) in Accra on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

The Fund is designed to provide financial support to Ghanaians suffering from chronic diseases including kidney failure, cancer, and heart-related conditions—ailments that continue to put enormous strain on both patients and the national healthcare system.

Launching the initiative, President John Dramani Mahama called on the private sector to integrate support for the fund into their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts.

“I want to encourage corporate Ghana, businesses, the mines, the banks, and all the other companies, that this Ghana Medical Trust Fund is coming to your clients who save their monies in your banks or do business with you. Some of them are even your own staff,” he stated.

The President emphasized that contributing to the fund should be seen as an investment in the well-being of the same people who sustain these businesses.

“So, as part of your Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), if you give anything, consider that you are giving to your own staff or customers. I would like to encourage all corporations in Ghana, both private and public, to at the end of the year, donate some portion of their annual CSR to Ghana Medical Fund because it is going to do a lot of good to the country,” Mahama added.

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, who was also present at the launch, described the fund as a long-overdue intervention aimed at improving equity in healthcare delivery.

“The draft bill for the Mahama Care is ready and will be submitted immediately Parliament resumes,” the Minister disclosed.

He also announced a significant policy shift, stating that the long-standing cap on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been removed, a move he says will unlock critical funding.

“Most importantly, the uncapping of the national health insurance fund has been removed. This move has unlocked substantial resources to ensure that a dedicated allocation of funds will now support the Mahama Care Programme,” Akandoh noted.

 

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