That is according to a former Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye. According to him, while much attention is often placed on infrastructure and medical equipment, a deeper crisis lies in how emergency healthcare is financed. To illustrate his point, Dr Okoe Boye described a typical scenario: an accident victim rushed to a well-equipped private facility such as Focus Hospital. But private hospitals, which rely heavily on Internally Generated Funds, often cannot sustain prolonged emergency care without payment, he stressed. As a possible solution, Dr Okoe Boye proposed the establishment of a dedicated emergency healthcare fund, partly financed through motor insurance contributions.

Source: GhanaWeb February 21, 2026 18:52 UTC