Official Launch of the Free Primary Healthcare Programme

A defining covenant between leadership and citizenry will be consecrated tomorrow as His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, together with the National Democratic Congress, inaugurates the landmark FREE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE PROGRAMME at the Shai Osudoku District Hospital in Dodowa.

This momentous initiative represents a paradigm shift in Ghana’s healthcare architecture — dismantling financial barricades to essential medical services and enshrining universal access to primary care as an inalienable right, not a privilege of means. The programme is engineered to fortify the foundational tier of our health system, ensuring that every Ghanaian, irrespective of geography or economic standing, receives timely, dignified, and unencumbered medical attention at the point of need.

The choice of Shai Osudoku District Hospital as the launchpad is both symbolic and strategic, underscoring the administration’s resolute commitment to decentralization and equity in healthcare delivery. At 10:00 AM prompt, the President will formally unveil the programme, articulating its comprehensive scope, operational framework, and transformative vision for a healthier, more resilient nation.

This is more than a policy rollout. It is a profound affirmation that a country’s vitality is measured by the wellbeing of its people, and that responsive governance must be felt most acutely in the consulting rooms, wards, and communities where life and health intersect.

All Comrades, stakeholders, and citizens are cordially invited to witness this historic stride toward universal health coverage.

The future of Ghana’s healthcare begins at 10:00 AM, 15th April 2026. Be present at its genesis.