Also known as: UGMC
University of Ghana Medical Centre — tertiary health facility offering organ transplants, paediatric nephrology, trauma care, and emergency services, known for 15 successful kidney transplants since 2024.
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Daily Guide
… Mary’s Hospital, Tema General Hospital, the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), as well as government hospitals at Atiwa East in the Eastern Region and Mampong in the Ashanti Region. …
Ken Marks Birthday With DonationsJoy Online
The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has announced the successful completion of four additional kidney transplant procedures, bringing the total number of successful transplants carried out at the facility to 15. …
UGMC hits new milestone with 15 successful kidney transplantsJoy Online
… Drawing a comparison with Accra, he noted that the capital has several major health facilities capable of handling emergencies. “If we are in Accra, we know that if there’s serious emergencies of that level, you have UGMC, Ridge Hospital, you have 37 Military Hospital, even to so …
The machines never sleep – GRNMA reveals crushing pressure at KATHJoy Online
The Head of the Paediatric Nephrology Unit at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, Dr. …
Specialist links rising kidney disease cases among children to toxic pollutants, heavy metalsJoy Online
The Director of the Medical Training and Simulation Centre at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, Dr Christian Owoo, has called for Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) to be incorporated into the government’s Free Primary Healthcare initiative to strengthen emergency …
UGMC Director advocates inclusion of emergency care in Free Primary Healthcare policyThe Ghanaian Times
… Others are Goaso and Bole Municipal Hospitals; Worawora Government Hospital; Holy Family Hospital; Baptist Medical Centre; University of Ghana Medical Centre; 37 Military Hospital; International Maritime Hospital; The Bank Hospital; Trust Specialist Hospital; and Aisha Hospital. …
Mahama Cares spends GH¢4.8m on life-saving treatments • 50 patients benefit at pilot phase – AdministratorJoy Online
… The selected facilities include the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ho Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Sunyani Teaching Hospital, and the University of Ghana Medical Centre, among others. …
MahamaCares programme to launch through 29 hospitals nationwide — Obuobia Darko-OpokuJoy Online
… The facilities include Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ho Teaching Hospital, Sunyani Teaching Hospital and University of Ghana Medical Centre, among several others. …
Nationwide Patient Support Programme to officially roll out in JuneJoy Online
… Officials from the Ministry visited the boy at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), where medical personnel confirmed that he was responding positively to treatment. …
Gender Ministry monitors North Legon child abuse case, says victim is responding to treatmentDaily Guide
… Her condition, ostium primum atrial septal defect, hole-in-heart, was diagnosed at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), Legon. …
Hole-In-Heart Student, 14, Needs HelpFormer MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has donated vehicles and medical equipment to the Ghana Police Service and 17 health facilities across the country to mark his 66th birthday, including a pickup vehicle and 15 motorbikes for police operations and medical supplies such as incubators and warmers for hospitals nationwide.
18 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
Former MP Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has donated vehicles and medical equipment to the Ghana Police Service and 17 health facilities across the country to mark his 66th birthday, including a pickup vehicle and 15 motorbikes for police operations and medical supplies such as incubators and warmers for hospitals nationwide.
18 June 2026 · Daily Guide →
The University of Ghana Medical Centre has completed four additional kidney transplant procedures, bringing its total to 15 successful transplants since beginning the programme two years ago in June 2024, marking a significant milestone for Ghana's growing organ transplant capacity.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has highlighted critical equipment operating around the clock at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital due to relentless patient demand from Ghana and neighbouring countries. Following talks with government officials, the association suspended its planned strike and called for the reinstatement of suspended KATH Chief Executive Officer Dr Paa Kwesi Baidoo, as well as urgent retooling of the facility to manage the pressure it faces.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Head of Paediatric Nephrology at the University of Ghana Medical Centre warns that exposure to toxic pollutants and heavy metals, particularly from illegal mining, is driving rising cases of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure among children. She notes that delayed diagnosis allows the disease to progress to advanced stages, and that heavy metals such as mercury accumulate in fish and polluted water bodies.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Director of the Medical Training and Simulation Centre at the University of Ghana Medical Centre has called for Essential Emergency and Critical Care to be incorporated into the government's Free Primary Healthcare initiative to strengthen emergency response and reduce preventable deaths. He stated that integrating EECC into the policy framework would improve healthcare delivery at district, regional and tertiary facilities by equipping health professionals with necessary systems, coordination and training.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Health Trust Fund's Patient Support Programme covered medical bills for 85 patients during its pilot phase, spending over GH¢4.8 million on surgeries and cancer treatments across 11 hospitals. The programme is prepared for nationwide rollout next month, with an initial focus on four cancer types.
12 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund Administrator announced that the MahamaCares Patient Support Programme will initially operate through 29 strategically selected hospitals across Ghana to ensure equitable access to specialised healthcare services. The programme includes a digital platform for patient registration and claims processing, and trained patient navigators to support patients throughout treatment.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Medical Trust Fund's Nationwide Patient Support Programme will officially begin in June 2026 after a successful pilot phase involving 50 patients who received treatment support for major medical conditions including heart surgeries, brain surgeries, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, with over 4.8 million expended so far.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has followed up on an alleged child abuse case in Accra where a young boy was reportedly tied to a motorbike and dragged, confirming that the child is responding positively to treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre but remains traumatised and in severe pain. The Ministry's team is coordinating with police investigations and has recommended psychosocial and social welfare support for the family.
8 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Lovejoy Kawe Tugwagwa, a form one student at St. Francis of Assisi in Jirapa, Upper West Region, has been diagnosed with ostium primum atrial septal defect (hole-in-heart) at the University of Ghana Medical Centre and requires open heart surgery costing GH¢75,000 to close the defect and repair the Mitral Valve.
8 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
A committee report into the death of Charles Amissah from severe arm injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on 6 February 2026 concludes his death was avoidable through basic interventions including wound compression, fluid resuscitation and blood transfusion. The report documents systemic failures across multiple institutions—ambulance services, triage systems, emergency departments, clinical leadership and professional ethics—as the patient arrived alive at three major health facilities but was failed at each critical stage of trauma response.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An investigative committee reconstructed the timeline of Charles Amissah's death following a hit-and-run incident near Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra on February 6, 2026. The 29-year-old engineer was transported through multiple hospitals without being stabilised, with the committee documenting a chain of movement that ended in his death after more than an hour of attempts to secure definitive care.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A 19-year-old Senior High School student was shot in the stomach on May 6 during a demolition exercise at Domeabra-Danchira in the Ga South Municipality, with police officers deployed to supervise. The student's condition remains critical and he was referred from FK Effah Community Hospital to the University of Ghana Medical Centre.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Jubilare Group and Mental Health Authority of Ghana have launched a Mental Health Campaign 2026 featuring a 24/7 remote mental healthcare platform and support services for over 1,000 mothers, students, and professionals. The initiative aims to expand mental health access through screening and counselling while reducing stigma, addressing data showing nearly 50 per cent of Ghanaian mothers experience perinatal depression and one in three university students experiences anxiety or depression.
5 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Dr Darius Kofi Osei, founding CEO of the University of Ghana Medical Centre, credits living under his soldier uncle's strict guidance as a pivotal moment that transformed his life and set him on the path to medical excellence through discipline and structure.
26 April 2026 · Joy Online →
The Founding CEO of the University of Ghana Medical Centre has recounted growing up as a toddler in his mother's classroom because she had no childcare, beginning his early education informally at age four alongside his two brothers in a resource-limited but disciplined household.
26 April 2026 · Joy Online →
The Founding CEO of the University of Ghana Medical Centre, Dr Darius Kofi Osei, shared that becoming a doctor was never part of his childhood ambitions but that challenges and persistence gradually steered him toward medicine. Raised in a modest household with his mother working as a teacher, Osei said academic potential and the demands of circumstance led him to pursue the profession.
26 April 2026 · Joy Online →