The Ministry of Health has announced a 50 per cent reduction in school fees for students of Nursing and Allied Health Training Institutions, effective from the 2025/2026 academic year.

The intervention, communicated by the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Tony Goodman, accordinng to the post forms part of government’s new flagship initiative, the “No-Fee-Stress” Policy, designed to ease the financial burden on tertiary students across the country.

According to the Ministry, government will absorb half of the approved fees for all first-year students enrolling in nursing and allied health training programmes.

“All institutions are strictly required to adhere to the approved fees and items as communicated by the Ministry. No institution is permitted to charge above the approved amount or demand payment for items covered under the policy,” the statement stressed.

The Ministry further warned that any principal of a health training institution who imposes unauthorised charges does so “at his or her own peril.”

The fee reduction, the Ministry noted, is a demonstration of President John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to providing financial relief for parents and students determined to pursue their professional dreams in the health sector.

Mr Goodman said the Ministry remains committed to safeguarding student welfare and advancing equitable access to health training education.

He added that heads of training institutions have been directed to begin the necessary processes towards admitting students for the new academic year.