Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, the Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as MahamaCares, has disclosed how Ghanaians can access financial support.
According to Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, the Fund does not provide financial support for patients seeking medical treatment outside Ghana.
For one to benefit from support under the Trust Fund, an applicant must meet three basic eligibility requirements.
The applicant must be a Ghanaian citizen, an active NHIS card bearer, and must have a medical condition that falls within the approved conditions supported under the Fund.
Sharing the information on X, the Minister of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye, wrote, “Many have voiced concern about how to access support from the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Mahama Cares).
The Administrator of the Fund provides the following direction on how to access support.
To benefit from support under the Trust Fund, an applicant must meet three basic
eligibility requirements.
The applicant must be a Ghanaian citizen, an active
NHIS card bearer, and must have a medical condition that falls within the
approved conditions supported under the Fund.
It is important to clarify that patients CANNOT WALK DIRECTLY into the Secretariat to request support.
The process is digital and dignified.
Applications are initiated by specialist clinicians at our enlisted hospitals via a dedicated digital platform.
The Patient Support Programme will initially be delivered through twenty-nine enlisted hospitals strategically distributed across the country to ensure equitable access for all Ghanaians.
These hospitals include:”
He further went on to list some 29 hospitals across the country that will offer the MahamaCares Patient Support Programme.
Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of Government Communication, has disclosed that the Controller and Accountant-General has deducted and transferred a total of GHS 6.1 million from President John Mahama’s salary donation and appointee contributions to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares).
In a post shared on X, Felix Kwakye Ofosu wrote, “At the launch of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Mahama Cares) last year, President Mahama pledged to donate six months of his salary to the Fund.
Subsequently, he encouraged his appointees to donate one month’s salary each to the Fund.
He then ordered appointees who defaulted on his first deadline for Asset declaration to forfeit three months’ salary to be donated to the Fund.
The Controller and Accountant- General has formally notified the Government that he has deducted and transferred a total of GHS 6.1 million to the Fund pursuant to the President’s directive.
He is currently making arrangements to transfer the final tranche, which will cover the Asset declaration defaulters”.
It will be recalled that in 2025, John Dramani Mahama officially launched the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, also known as The MahamaCares.
The landmark initiative aimed at providing financial assistance to individuals living with chronic diseases across the country.
The Fund seeks to cover the cost of care and medication for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) not currently included under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
See the post below:
Many have voiced concern about how to access support from the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Mahama Cares).
— Felix Kwakye Ofosu (@FelixKwakyeOfo1) May 11, 2026
The Administrator of the Fund provides the following direction on how access support.
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