Also known as: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital — major teaching hospital in Kumasi providing maternal, cardiac and general healthcare to the Ashanti Region, which marked its 70th anniversary in 2026.
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ADB Ghana Medicals Limited is constructing and equipping a new Cardiothoracic Centre at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) as part of efforts to expand access to specialised cardiac and thoracic care in Ghana. …
ADB Ghana Medicals constructing and equipping new Cardiothoracic Centre at Komfo AnokyeJoy Online
… Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, the only teaching hospital in the region, has been identified as having recorded approximately 62% of maternal deaths over the period. …
15% of maternal mortality deaths in Kumasi are ‘imported’- Health DirectorJoy Online
The Deputy Minister for Health, Professor Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has engaged management and frontline health workers at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and Kumasi South Hospital on challenges affecting maternal healthcare delivery in the Ashanti Region. …
Deputy Health Minister engages KATH, Kumasi South Hospital over maternal health challengesThe Ghanaian Times
… ssionals confirm these are not isolated cases. “Repeated exposure contributes to chronic inflammation, worsens asthma, reduces lung function, and increases the risk of chronic respiratory diseases,” warns Dr Sandra Owusu-Kwarteng, a pulmonologist at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital …
The commute that pollutes: How Ghana’s poor urban cities are sickening millionsDaily Guide
… He is currently under police guard and receiving medical treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). …
Robbery Suspect Shot, Arrested At HospitalJoy Online
… The headmaster, Abdulai Iddrisu, who sustained machete injuries during the incident, has since been discharged from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
Obuasi court remands 2 teachers over alleged attack on SHS headmasterJoy Online
… The minister further announced plans to expand access to specialised cardiac care through the construction of two cardiology centres, one in Tamale and another at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. …
SDA leads partnership with government to complete Agenda 111 projectsJoy Online
… The Headmaster of Obuasi SHTS, Abdullai Zakari, is currently on admission at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after he was assaulted by rampaging students during a protest on campus. …
KUMACA@70: Ashanti Regional Minister warns students against mob justice as REGSEC probes Obuasi SHTS unrestDaily Guide
… The paper has been informed that Beatrice Siaw, also known as Nana Yaa, passed on at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi, on Saturday, August 8, 2026. …
Asante Mampong NPP BereavedThe Ghanaian Times
… The 10-kilometre exercise, which commenced at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), brought together members of the medical fraternity and the public in a colourful display of unity, fitness, and advocacy for healthier lifestyles. …
GMA wellness walk draws hundreds in KumasiKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital marked its 70th anniversary with inter-directorate fun games at Paa Joe Stadium, featuring football, athletics, table tennis, volleyball, basketball and indoor games aimed at strengthening staff bonds, promoting teamwork, and encouraging healthy lifestyles among its more than 6,000 employees.
21 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital marked its 70th anniversary with inter-directorate fun games at Paa Joe Stadium, featuring football, athletics, table tennis, volleyball, basketball and indoor games aimed at strengthening staff bonds, promoting teamwork, and encouraging healthy lifestyles among its more than 6,000 employees.
21 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Bawa-Rock Limited provided GH¢1.5 million in relief to over 300 victims of a fire that destroyed the Obuasi Town Hall at the Central Market on Saturday night. The support included industrial sewing machines and cash for 65 master tailors and seamstresses, and handheld sewing machines and GH¢500 each for 110 apprentices.
19 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Region recorded a 25% drop in institutional maternal mortality in the first half of 2026, falling from 199.5 to 148.7 deaths per 100,000 live births. The improvement was attributed to targeted clinical interventions and expanded care at peripheral health facilities, though the rate remains above the national target of 125 per 100,000.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Softcare FM Manufacturing Limited has donated hygiene and personal care products to the Mother and Baby Unit at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi and launched its Maternal and Child Healthcare Initiative, a Corporate Social Responsibility programme aimed at improving maternal and child health outcomes across Ghana.
17 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Global healthcare company Novartis has expressed support for the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, with its President of Global Health signalling willingness to collaborate on research, medical equipment provision, and healthcare professional training to improve access to specialised care for Ghanaians with chronic diseases.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghanaian healthcare company ADB Ghana Medical Systems Group Limited is leading hospital engineering and infrastructure for the $100 million Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Excellence at Kwaso in the Ashanti Region. The company has expanded from medical equipment supply into hospital engineering, construction, maintenance and project management.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A 49-year-old trailer driver, Clement Ofori, has been remanded into police custody by the Tafo Circuit Court following an accident at Krofrom in which a DAF truck with alleged brake failure crashed into six vehicles, a tricycle and a motorbike, killing a 20-year-old pillion rider and injuring several others.
15 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has enabled more than 150 cardiac patients, including about 110 children, to access lifesaving heart treatment at the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital during its first year of operation.
14 September 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund marked its first anniversary by providing financial support for cardiac treatment to more than 110 children at the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, removing barriers to lifesaving care for families unable to afford treatment.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A 19-year-old man has been convicted and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court for causing harm. He stabbed a DJ who caught him escaping from the DJ's ceiling on December 2, 2025; the DJ was treated at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
A tipper truck lost brake control and collided with several vehicles, motorbikes, tricycles and shops along the Krofrom-Tafo-Nhyiaeso stretch in Ashanti Region, killing one person and injuring several others. The driver reported brake failure while traveling from Tema to Burkina Faso.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund is shifting from paying patients' medical bills to addressing structural healthcare gaps, investing in cardiac centres in Kumasi and Tamale, a cancer facility at Korle Bu, and a US$10 million Diagnostic and Imaging Centre at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. The Fund's strategy, informed by a nationwide healthcare needs assessment, combines financial assistance, medical equipment and infrastructure, specialist training and research into non-communicable diseases.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Health Services Workers' Union has raised concerns over the non-payment of a '13th-month salary' agreed under collective agreement and warns of severe staff shortages in public health facilities, placing excessive pressure on workers and affecting healthcare delivery. The Union says recruitment has focused on doctors and nurses while leaving other essential categories—paramedics, disease control officers, administrative staff, security personnel, orderlies and labourers—behind.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital received medical equipment and consumables worth more than GH¢4 million from the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, including an Olympus endoscopy tower, jaundice meters, and anaesthesia consumables, as part of the Trust Fund's first-year activities.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has donated medical equipment and consumables worth more than GH¢4 million to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, including an Olympus endoscopy tower and respiratory consumables. The Fund is also supporting construction of a cardiac intervention centre at KATH, the hospital's first such facility in its 70-year history.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has commended the Ghana Medical Trust Fund for donating medical equipment and consumables worth more than GH¢4 million, including an endoscopy tower and oxygen therapy supplies, as well as funding a cardiac intervention centre under construction. The hospital's CEO said the Fund's impact in one year feels equivalent to seven decades of support.
8 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Nana Osei Yaw Frimpong II, Kumasi Nhyiaesohene, has committed the traditional authority's support to the Electricity Company of Ghana to curb encroachment on utility corridors and preserve land designated for electricity infrastructure. He praised ECG for improved power supply in parts of his jurisdiction and said traditional authorities must help ECG fulfil its mandate.
6 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is introducing a virtual labour ward connecting frontline healthcare workers with remote specialists during complex childbirths, after data showed 92 per cent of maternal deaths at KATH in 2025 involved referrals from peripheral facilities. The region recorded 196 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2025, about one in four national maternal deaths.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital recorded 55 maternal deaths from January to June 2026, down from 78 in the same period in 2025. The hospital attributes the 30 per cent reduction to the operationalisation of its Maternal Intensive Care Unit and strengthened collaboration with regional health facilities for clinical mentorship and capacity-building.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →
ADB Ghana Medical Systems Group Limited, a Ghanaian healthcare solutions company, says it is committed to transforming healthcare delivery through quality medical equipment, hospital engineering and healthcare infrastructure. CEO Adann Benjamin Diaz says the company aims to build lasting partnerships and deliver quality, reliable and affordable solutions that respond to real healthcare needs.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →
ADB Ghana Medicals is constructing and equipping a new Cardiothoracic Centre at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to expand access to specialised cardiac and thoracic care in Ghana. Construction commenced in January and is progressing steadily, with stakeholders recently reviewing technical requirements including power capacity, utilities integration and structural planning.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Region recorded maternal mortality of 196.7 per 100,000 live births in 2025, accounting for 24% of all national maternal deaths—well above the SDG target of 70. The regional health director noted that 15% of these deaths involved cases from outside the region, with Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital accounting for approximately 62% of recorded maternal deaths, of which about 92% were referred from outside.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Minister for Health engaged management and health workers at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and Kumasi South Hospital in Ashanti Region to discuss maternal healthcare challenges including emergency obstetric care, referral systems, infrastructure, and staffing. Health professionals called for completion of Sewua and Afari hospitals to reduce pressure on existing facilities and improve access to care.
13 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Air pollution is estimated to contribute to 35,000 premature deaths in Ghana every year, with urban planners and public-health experts attributing a major driver to poor city design that concentrates essential services in one location, forcing lengthy commutes and gridlock.
13 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Police in the Ashanti Region arrested 25-year-old Francis Nsiah in connection with an attempted armed robbery on August 7, after responding to reports of the crime and tracking him to a health facility where he was being treated for a gunshot wound. An iPhone 14 and a bag believed to belong to victims were recovered at the scene, and investigations are ongoing to identify other suspects.
12 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Obuasi Circuit Court has remanded two teachers, Kwasi Brefo and Joseph Appiah Arthur, into police custody for one week after being charged with abetment for allegedly inciting students to attack and cause unlawful damage and to attack headmaster Abdulai Zakaria on August 4. The headmaster sustained machete injuries but has been discharged from hospital.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana Adventist Health Services has committed to partner the government to complete Agenda 111 hospital projects, proposing support in trauma care, holistic wellness, oncology and cancer treatment, and rehabilitation services. The Health Minister stressed that government partnerships with faith-based and private sector organisations are essential to meeting the country's healthcare needs.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Security Council has launched investigations into violent disturbances at Obuasi Senior High Technical School on August 5, during which the headmaster was assaulted and school property vandalized. Regional Minister Dr. Frank Amoakohene warned students against taking the law into their own hands and said those found culpable would face the full rigours of the law.
10 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Beatrice Owarewa Siaw, an NPP Council of Patrons Member in Asante Mampong and aspiring MP candidate, died on Saturday, August 8 at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. The cause of her death remains unclear.
10 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Ashanti Division of the Ghana Medical Association held a 10-kilometre wellness walk in Kumasi on Saturday to promote healthy living and preventive healthcare, drawing doctors, healthcare professionals, government officials, and fitness enthusiasts. The event highlighted the burden of non-communicable diseases and stressed the importance of regular physical activity in preventing conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.
10 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →