{"id":106052,"date":"2025-12-09T13:53:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=106052"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:53:27","slug":"mahama-decries-broken-health-equipment-to-treat-ncds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=106052","title":{"rendered":"Mahama decries broken health equipment to treat NCDs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President John Dramani Mahama has expressed serious concern about Ghana\u2019s ability to confront the growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), citing widespread equipment failures in major hospitals.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the WHX Leaders Africa event held in Accra on December 9, 2025, the President revealed that several key diagnostic tools in leading health facilities, particularly in Accra and Kumasi, have broken down, leaving patients without essential services.<\/p>\n

According to him, the situation is dire:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is a major problem. There are no diagnostic equipment. MRIs have broken down, CT scans are broken down. There\u2019s limited cancer treatment outside Accra and Kumasi, our two major cities. So it\u2019s not just about the money for treatment \u2014 the equipment needed to diagnose and to treat is in very limited supply,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He explained that even though the private sector is making strides in expanding diagnostic and treatment capacity, government must intervene more aggressively.<\/p>\n

As part of efforts to close the gap, he announced that additional resources will be channelled through the Mahama Cares policy, with plans to extend the Ghana Medical Trust Fund to support private hospitals as well.<\/p>\n

President Mahama stressed that improving access to functional diagnostic equipment is essential if Ghana is to make meaningful progress in reducing deaths from cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and other NCDs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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