The 2025 China-West Africa Medical and Health Industry Expo and AI Diagnosis Deployment & Project Cooperation Summit, scheduled for August 20 to 22, will be hosted at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed.

The high-profile event is being organised through a strategic partnership between the Ghana Health Service and the Health Community of West Africa Association (HCOWA). It aims to deepen regional healthcare collaboration, promote technological innovation, and shape a more resilient health system across West Africa.

At the official launch, Acting Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, outlined the ambitious scope of the summit. He announced plans to establish AI treatment centers across Ghana, introduce AI-powered diagnostic tools in key healthcare facilities, and equip both public and private hospitals, labs, and diagnostic centres with advanced medical technologies.

The initiative will also see the development of a Cancer Treatment and Research Centre in Ghana and expand access to surgical equipment, pharmaceutical solutions, and medical training through public-private partnerships.

Professor Akoriyea extended an open invitation to hospital CEOs, medical directors, training institutions, traditional medicine experts, private practitioners, development partners, and investors to participate in the summit, explore new technologies, and connect with stakeholders transforming healthcare in the sub-region.

A key feature of the three-day summit will be an awards ceremony to honour excellence in healthcare. Categories include Ghana’s Top Ten Young Doctors, Young Nurses, Medical Experts, Nursing Experts, as well as the Top Ten Clinics, Hospitals, and Laboratories in Ghana, and Top Health Associations in West Africa.

The 2025 Expo is positioned to be a landmark event for healthcare development and innovation in the subregion. For several years, China has aided the development of Ghana’s health sector with technical and financial support.

In the month of June this year, China donated medical equipment, consumables, transducers, surgical instruments, pharmaceuticals, and other medical tools to the LEKMA Hospital to enhance healthcare services.

These items were meant to support the minimally invasive surgery project (laparoscopic surgeries) and the Beautiful World Charity project.

Minister of Health Kwambena Minta Akandor emphasised that the donation, which includes medical equipment, devices, and pharmaceuticals, would significantly boost healthcare delivery and further deepen the health cooperation between our nations.

He encouraged the leadership of the LEKMA Hospital to ensure that these equipment are effectively used, maintained diligently, and serves its intended purpose, providing better health outcomes for the people of Ghana under the capable direction of Dr. Akua Gyimah Asante.

Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Tong Defa, has stated that China has dispatched 14 batches of medical teams to Ghana since 2009, with over 100 dedicated professionals offering voluntary, essential healthcare services.

These teams have gone beyond clinical care, facilitating and exchanging knowledge and supporting the training of Ghanaian health professionals.

He emphasised that although the quantity of medical supplies may be limited, it will still significantly contribute to enhancing the diagnostic and treatment capabilities of hospitals in Ghana.

“This donation represents another tangible demonstration of support from the Chinese Government to both the Government of Ghana and the Ghanaian people,” he added.