… She added that the initiative will begin with Ridge Hospital as a pilot facility. …
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Ridge Hospital — Accra teaching facility designated as pilot site for Ghana Medical Trust Fund's cancer treatment centre initiative.
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- May 2026
… The beneficiaries were receiving treatment at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, 37 Military Hospital, Ridge Hospital, LEKMA Hospital, Tema General Hospital, Maamobi General Hospital, Mother and Child Hospital in Kasoa, and the University Hospital, Legon. …
Ernest Chemists donates GH¢200,000 …to support medical bills for needy mothers… in overcrowded corridors; Improvisation has become routine because of inadequate resources; Thousands of trained nurses and newly qualified doctors remain unemployed despite dangerous patient-to-doctor ratios in major facilities such as Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ridge Hospital …
Dr Ekua Amoako writes: Charles Amissah’s death exposes Ghana’s deepening healthcare crisis… The support, announced as part of activities marking this year’s Mother’s Day celebration, is expected to benefit women receiving treatment at the 37 Military Hospital, Ridge Hospital, LEKMA Hospital, Tema General Hospital, Maamobi General Hospital, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, …
Ernest Chemists supports 100 mothers with GH₵200k medical bill intervention… Reports indicate that he was turned away by multiple health facilities, including the Police Hospital, Ridge Hospital, and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, reportedly due to a lack of available beds. …
Charles Amissah death report raises concerns over National Ambulance Service response… Reports indicate that he was turned away by multiple health facilities, including the Police Hospital, Ridge Hospital, and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, reportedly due to a lack of available beds. …
Family of Charles Amissah launches foundation for emergency care reform… Reports indicate that he was turned away by multiple health facilities, including the Police Hospital, Ridge Hospital, and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, reportedly due to a lack of available beds. …
Hospitals failed to triage Charles Amissah despite arrival alive — Committee… Reports indicate that he was turned away by multiple health facilities, including the Police Hospital, Ridge Hospital, and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, reportedly due to a lack of available beds. …
Charles Amissah died from medical neglect, not trauma — Akosa committee finds- April 2026
A section of scaffolding at Ridge Hospital in Accra has collapsed onto several parked vehicles following heavy rainfall and strong winds on Sunday afternoon, April 26. …
Storm winds topple scaffolding at Ridge Hospital, damage vehicles… She said her foundation’s very first event at Ridge Hospital in 2017 was “when I learned more about mothers being detained at hospitals”. …
How former broadcaster is redefining maternal care, hospital detentions after birth
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Ghana Medical Trust Fund plans three new cancer treatment centres
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The Ghana Medical Trust Fund plans to establish at least three comprehensive cancer centres across the country to improve access to oncology care and address shortages in radiotherapy and diagnostic facilities. The initiative will begin with Ridge Hospital as a pilot facility, with plans for integrated diagnostics, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and advanced treatment technologies.
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The Ghana Medical Trust Fund plans three new cancer treatment centres to address critical shortages in radiotherapy and oncology services, beginning with Ridge Hospital as a pilot.
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Ghana Medical Trust Fund plans three new cancer treatment centres
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund plans to establish at least three comprehensive cancer centres across the country to improve access to oncology care and address shortages in radiotherapy and diagnostic facilities. The initiative will begin with Ridge Hospital as a pilot facility, with plans for integrated diagnostics, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and advanced treatment technologies.
16 hours ago · Joy Online →
Ernest Chemists donates GH¢200,000 for needy mothers' medical care
Ernest Chemists Ltd provided GH¢200,000 in financial support to about 100 women receiving treatment across eight health facilities nationwide, and donated baby incubators to Cape Coast Teaching Hospital and Tamale Teaching Hospital as part of Mother's Day celebrations.
21 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
Sunday 10 May
Charles Amissah's death exposes Ghana healthcare system failures
Dr Ekua Amoako argues that Charles Amissah's death reflects broader failings in Ghana's healthcare system, including abandonment of an effective Bed Management Network that once had 80 per cent national coverage and deterioration of the National Ambulance Service, which inherited over 300 ambulances but has since declined in effectiveness.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Saturday 9 May
Ernest Chemists gives GH₵200k to support 100 mothers
Ernest Chemists Limited is providing GH₵200,000 to help around 100 mothers facing financial difficulties access healthcare at eight facilities nationwide, and donating baby incubators to Cape Coast Teaching Hospital and Tamale Teaching Hospital as part of its Mother's Day activities.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Wednesday 6 May
Committee finds gaps in National Ambulance Service response procedures
A three-member committee investigating Charles Amissah's death has raised concerns about the National Ambulance Service's response, identifying deficiencies in documentation of vital signs, equipment functionality (including a torn blood pressure cuff), and the absence of formal handover procedures between ambulance crews and hospitals. The report highlighted a lack of structured communication systems and proper chain-of-command interaction during the emergency response.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Family launches foundation to reform Ghana's emergency healthcare
The sister of hit-and-run victim Charles Amissah, Dr Matilda Amissah, has announced a foundation in his memory to address gaps in emergency healthcare and improve emergency response systems across Ghana. The family has pursued the case for over 10 years and aims to prevent similar tragedies through advocacy and support efforts.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Committee finds hospitals failed to triage Amissah before death
A committee investigating the death of 29-year-old Charles Amissah found that the Police Hospital, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital all received him alive but failed to provide immediate triage and stabilising interventions. Amissah was hit by a vehicle near Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra on February 6, 2026, and died in transit after being turned away by multiple facilities.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Charles Amissah died from medical neglect, not trauma
An investigating committee concluded that 29-year-old engineer Charles Amissah, who was hit by a vehicle near Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra on February 6, 2026, died from excessive blood loss due to lack of timely medical intervention rather than from his immediate injuries, with autopsy findings showing he could have survived with proper care at multiple health facilities that turned him away.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Monday 27 April
Scaffolding collapse damages vehicles at Ridge Hospital
Heavy rainfall and strong winds on Sunday afternoon, April 26, toppled a section of scaffolding at Ridge Hospital in Accra, scattering debris from an ongoing renovation project onto several parked vehicles. The affected area has been sealed off pending assessment, and authorities have not yet confirmed whether the incident caused injuries.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Sunday 26 April
Former broadcaster launches foundation supporting detained mothers
Vanessa Gyan, a former broadcaster at eTV, YFM, and EIB Network, founded the Sincerely Vee Foundation after her first pregnancy exposed gaps in Ghana's maternal health care. The foundation, which began in 2017 at Ridge Hospital by helping raise funds to discharge mothers detained for non-payment of bills, now operates as a responsive intervention system based at Ogbojo Polyclinic.
26 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →