Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has appealed to Corporate Ghana and individual citizens to help retool the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) to save lives.

Following a needs-assessment tour conducted ahead of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund’s official rollout in April, the GMTF boss discovered that the facility lacks fundamental tools required for timely and accurate diagnosis of non-communicable diseases, trauma cases, obstetric emergencies, and other complex medical conditions.”

"Ridge Hospital is one of Ghana’s major referral centres, serving nearly 1,000 patients every single day. Yet, despite the overwhelming demand, the facility lacks critical diagnostic equipment such as CT scanners, MRI machines, mammography units, and fluoroscopy equipment; tools that are essential for detecting and treating life-threatening conditions," a post shared on the GMTF's Facebook page stated.

Obuobia Darko-Opoku therefore called on Corporate Ghana to channel part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)budgets toward retooling the hospital and urging ordinary Ghanaians not to look away.

“Please, this is critical,” she pleaded. “Let’s all come together and support. Help us retool Ridge Hospital. You have no idea when you or a loved one, a colleague, a friend may need its services. This is too serious to ignore.”