Health Minister must face the law over drone programme - Kofi Tonto

Kofi Tonto, spokesperson for Employment on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Policy Committee, has criticised Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh over developments in Ghana's healthcare sector, accusing him of disrupting critical healthcare delivery programmes and digital systems.

In a Facebook post, Tonto questioned the government's handling of Ghana's medical drone delivery programme, which he said had played a significant role in delivering essential medical supplies to health facilities across the country.

According to him, the programme delivered approximately 12 million vaccines, including three million COVID-19 vaccines, as well as blood units and other essential medical supplies.

He further argued that the drone delivery system contributed to the country's agricultural and food security efforts by transporting drugs used in the fight against anthrax in northern Ghana, helping to protect livestock.

"It would interest you to know that the drones were used to deliver drugs to fight the anthrax disease in the North to protect livestocks. So the food on your plate was impacted by the drone delivery program," he wrote.

Tonto also raised concerns about the cancellation of Ghana's existing health management system, alleging that the decision to replace the platform had created difficulties for healthcare delivery.

His comments come amid reports that the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has suspended access to its electronic health information systems nationwide following the shutdown of servers by its cloud hosting provider over outstanding administrative issues.

The shutdown, which took effect on October 29, 2026, has affected the District Health Information Management System (DHIMS2), Ghana's national health information reporting platform, alongside several other digital systems used within the health sector.

The disruption has reportedly forced some hospitals to revert to paper-based record-keeping while access to the affected digital platforms remains unavailable.

Reacting to the situation, Tonto accused the Health Minister of making decisions that have undermined progress in the country's healthcare sector.

He called for accountability, insisting that the minister should eventually be made to answer for decisions he considers detrimental to healthcare delivery in Ghana.

"This man must face the law one day. He must be made to answer for the reckless decisions he has taken in the healthcare sector," Tonto stated.