The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has paid a total of GH¢1,141,500 to support life-saving heart surgeries for eight children receiving treatment at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.

Out of the eight cases, five children from across the country have recently been referred to Korle Bu and are currently preparing for urgent cardiothoracic surgeries.

These children come from the Northern, Savannah, Bono East, Western North, Western and Greater Accra regions, highlighting the nationwide reach of the Fund’s intervention.

The sponsored children are among those who, under normal circumstances, should be in classrooms and playgrounds rather than hospital wards.

Their conditions, however, require immediate surgical attention, and the intervention of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund has brought renewed hope to their families.

The support forms part of 50 pilot cases being handled ahead of the Fund’s full rollout in April.

Through this pilot phase, the Ghana Medical Trust Fund is ensuring that critically ill patients—especially children who may otherwise be turned away due to cost—can access timely and essential medical care.