Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, the Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, popularly known as MahamaCares, has revealed some non-communicable diseases supported by the fund.
The Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, who shared an update on the administrator media briefing on X, revealed that additional disease conditions will be included in the benefits package by the end of the year.
He listed, “Breast cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, and childhood cancers such as leukaemia, lymphoma, soft tissue sarcomas,
retinoblastoma, and nephroblastoma”.
In his post, Felix Kwakye Ofosu wrote, “Here are the non-communicable diseases whose treatment is currently supported by the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Mahama Cares).
Breast cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, and childhood cancers such as leukaemia, lymphoma, soft tissue sarcomas,
retinoblastoma, and nephroblastoma.
Additional disease conditions will be included in the benefits package by the end of the year”.
Also, Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku has stated that the MahhamaCares will not support patients seeking medical treatment outside Ghana.
She revealed that the Mahama Cares fund has recently come under increasing pressure, with persons appealing for funding to seek treatment abroad.
Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku disclosed that the governing law that established the Fund restricts its mandate to supporting free treatment for non-communicable diseases in Ghana.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, May 11, she said, “There is something that we keep getting. Many people want funding to go abroad. Let me announce here, and now, we do not support any funding out of the borders of this country.
“That money that we spend for one patient to go to India for treatment, we can use that for about 20 patients in the country. Anything beyond the borders as stipulated in the Act is beyond us,” she said.
Meanwhile, 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.
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:
Here are the non-communicable diseases whose treatment are currently supported by the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Mahama Cares).
— Felix Kwakye Ofosu (@FelixKwakyeOfo1) May 11, 2026
Breast cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, and childhood cancers such as leukaemia, lymphoma, soft tissue sarcomas, retinoblastoma, and…