The MTN Ghana Foundation has handed over a newly expanded Accident and Emergency Centre valued at GH¢15.4 million to the Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta Region.
At a ceremony on March 5, 2026, the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, commended the Foundation for the investment, describing it as a major contribution to healthcare delivery in the region.
He said strengthening critical healthcare services remains vital to regional development and noted that the project aligns with government efforts to improve access to quality healthcare.
The Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer of MTN Ghana, Adwoa Wiafe, said the Foundation considers access to healthcare a shared responsibility.
“Health is essential. It is everyone’s right, not just a privilege or a gift. We must all share in this responsibility,” she said.
According to her, the expanded Accident and Emergency block was built to international standards and is expected to ease congestion, improve patient flow and strengthen emergency response services in the region.
The Chief Executive Officer of Ho Teaching Hospital, Dr. Hintermann K. K. Mbroh, said the new centre would strengthen the hospital’s capacity to manage urgent medical cases.
He noted that the emergency department serves as the hospital’s frontline for trauma and other critical conditions and said the upgraded facility would support faster and more effective lifesaving interventions.
Dr. Mbroh also stressed the role of partnerships between the public and private sectors in improving healthcare infrastructure and commended the MTN Ghana Foundation for supporting the project.
The Chairman of the hospital’s board, Dr. Delanyo Dovlo, described the facility as an important step toward the hospital’s goal of becoming a centre of excellence for clinical care and medical training.
Professor Lydia Aziato, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences, called for further collaboration to expand specialised services such as cardiac and maternal healthcare. She said improved infrastructure also supports the university’s responsibility to train future health professionals.
The expanded 30-bed Accident and Emergency Centre is equipped with patient and cardiac monitors, portable ultrasound machines, ventilators, electrocardiogram (ECG) machines, defibrillators with pacemaker capabilities and arterial blood gas analysers.
The facility also includes haematology and biochemistry analysers, blood storage refrigerators, infusion pumps, suction devices, crash carts and blood warmers, in addition to hospital beds, stretchers and examination lamps. An elevator has been installed to improve access for critically ill patients and persons with disabilities.
Hospital management has been urged to ensure proper maintenance of the facility to sustain its operations.
The upgraded centre is expected to improve emergency care in the region and reduce referrals to other hospitals.
The MTN Ghana Foundation has undertaken several projects in the Volta Region, including the construction of a 60-bed maternity and neonatal intensive care unit at the Keta Municipal Hospital, upgrades to the Kpedze Health Centre and the provision of a potable water system for the Kpeve community.
Dignitaries at the ceremony included Togbe Kasa, representing the Asogli Traditional Council, Samuel Koranteng, a board member of the MTN Ghana Foundation, and representatives of the security services.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
