Parliament has approved GH₵22.80 billion for the Ministry of Health (MoH) to implement its programmes and operations for the 2026 financial year.
According to the budget breakdown, GH₵16.25 billion representing 71.25 per cent of the total allocation has been earmarked for compensation of employees.
Goods and services will receive GH₵4.51 billion (19.79 per cent), while GH₵2.04 billion (8.96 per cent) has been set aside for capital expenditure.
Government funding remains the ministry’s largest financing source, contributing 71.40 per cent of the total allocation. Internally generated funds (IGF) account for 26.35 per cent, while donor support comprising loans and grants makes up 2.25 per cent.
Budget Distribution
Under the sub-programme allocations, health service delivery takes the largest share, representing 82.10 per cent of the ministry’s 2026 budget.
Management and administration will receive 10.34 per cent, human resource development 4.62 per cent, and health sector regulation 2.94 per cent.
Key Projects
With the budget’s approval, the ministry plans to accelerate and complete several ongoing projects.
These include the construction and equipping of CHPS compounds and health centres nationwide, the reconstruction of the La General Hospital, Agenda 111 projects, and the rehabilitation of Juaboso Hospital and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Maternity Block.
New projects slated to begin in 2026 include the construction of 12 additional CHPS compounds, new psychiatric hospital facilities, a specialist hospital at Ajumako Bisease, redevelopment of the Ho Teaching Hospital, a 500-bed paediatric hospital in Accra, construction of Central Medical Stores, and the completion of district hospitals in Shama, Bole, Bawku, Akatsi and Sandema.
Minister Assures No Project Will Be Abandoned
Prior to the budget’s approval, the Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, informed Parliament that the GH₵22.80 billion allocation excludes funding for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and the Ghana Medical Trust Fund.
“If you add the allocation from NHIS, which is around GH₵9.04 billion, and the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, which is about GH₵2.259 billion, the total amount rises to approximately GH₵34.22 billion,” he said.
Addressing concerns about unpaid health workers, the minister clarified that all 13,500 nurses recruited in 2024 have been paid.
He explained that financial provisions must always accompany recruitment to ensure sustainability.
On ongoing infrastructure projects, Mr Akandoh reiterated that the government remains committed to completing all inherited projects, including Agenda 111.
“The President has stated on several occasions that no ongoing project will be abandoned,” he insisted.
Digital Health Records
Responding to questions about missing patient records, the minister announced that the ministry has begun rolling out the Ghana Health Information Management System (GHIMS) across teaching hospitals.
The system is being deployed department by department. “It is never the case that we have abandoned patient records,” he emphasised.
“We have created data exchanges so that whenever a facility logs in, all patient information is reconstructed. No patient will lose their data.”
Source: www.kumasimail.com
