The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that the government will require at least GH₵1.2 billion annually to successfully implement its ambitious Free Primary Healthcare policy, underscoring the scale and long-term commitment needed to transform healthcare delivery across the country.
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, April 13, the Minister provided details on the financial framework underpinning the policy, which is expected to significantly expand access to healthcare services, particularly in underserved communities.
Kwabena Mintah Akandoh assured the public that the government has undertaken a comprehensive costing exercise to determine the resources required to effectively roll out and sustain the policy.
According to him, the initiative is not a temporary or improvised measure but a carefully structured programme backed by detailed financial planning and projections.
He emphasised that the policy has been subjected to rigorous analysis, including consultations with key stakeholders and experts in the health sector, to ensure that both the design and implementation strategies are grounded in practical realities.
The Minister noted that this level of preparation gives the government confidence in the policy’s success once fully operational.
“We have done the costing, and we need not less than GH₵1.2 billion a year to be able to run this, and so it is not an ad hoc programme. We have thought through it, we have engaged widely, and we have done our projections, and so we know what we are doing.”
