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The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has heaped praise on the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), stating that the organization’s achievements in just one year rival those of an institution that has existed for seven decades.
This glowing commendation followed the presentation of medical equipment and consumables valued at over GH¢4 million to the hospital by the Trust Fund.
The donation is aimed at bolstering specialised healthcare delivery at KATH.
The items, which form part of a larger consignment donated to the GMTF by Lifecare Technology Ghana, include a fully equipped Olympus endoscopy tower for gastroscopy and colonoscopy, two jaundice meters, and various respiratory, oxygen therapy, and anaesthesia consumables.
A Timely Intervention
Speaking at the presentation, Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, explained that the gesture marks the Trust Fund’s first anniversary and underscores its commitment to saving lives.
“We have done a lot for Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, and we are ready to do more,” she said.
Ms. Darko-Opoku noted that the equipment was allocated to KATH due to the hospital’s urgent need for a new endoscopy system and essential consumables.
She also commended the hospital’s Board, CEO, and management for their unwavering support since the Trust Fund’s inception.
For KATH, the donation arrived at a critical moment.
The Chief Executive Officer Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo revealed that the hospital’s existing endoscopy machine was over a decade old, and management had already budgeted approximately GH¢800,000 for a replacement.
Dr. Baidoo expressed relief that the Trust Fund’s intervention would allow the hospital to redirect those funds to other critical areas.
“This has really reduced my blood pressure because the monies we were going to spend on these essential items can now be channeled into other services to make sure we deliver premium services to the Ghanaians we serve,” he stated.
70 Years of Service in One Year
Beyond the immediate financial relief, Dr. Baidoo highlighted the broader impact of the GMTF’s partnership.
He specifically pointed to the ongoing construction of a cardiac intervention centre a facility the 70-year-old hospital has never possessed until now.
The CEO used the occasion to capture the magnitude of the Trust Fund’s support: “The interventions the Trust Fund is providing make us feel you have been in existence for 70 years because your impact within just a year feels like you have been here forever.”
The latest donation adds to a series of interventions by the Ghana Medical Trust Fund at KATH over the past year.
These initiatives are successfully bridging longstanding gaps in specialised healthcare and expanding the hospital’s capacity to treat patients requiring critical care.