Senior management of Ghana EXIM Bank has contributed GH₵450,000 to the Ghana Medical Care Trust Fund, popularly known as the MahamaCares initiative. This significant donation, made voluntarily by the bank’s top executives, marks the first tranche of an intended larger contribution to the national health-focused program.
Led by Chief Executive Officer Sylvester Mensah, the team presented the funds to the Trust Fund, which was launched by President John Dramani Mahama in April 2025. The MahamaCares programme is a flagship government initiative aimed at enhancing access to specialist-level treatment for chronic and life-threatening conditions such as cancer, stroke, cardiovascular diseases, and kidney failure.
“This programme is a compassionate effort geared towards expanding access to healthcare, and I am proud of the empathy shown by the senior management team here at EXIM,” said Mr. Mensah, a former CEO of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). He expressed optimism that the donation would contribute meaningfully to the national effort to ease the medical burden on vulnerable citizens.
The Ghana Medical Care Trust Fund complements the existing National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by providing critical financial support for high-cost specialist treatments often beyond the reach of many Ghanaians. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases account for up to 90% of such chronic cases in Ghana, with cancers representing around 5% many of which are treatable if care is accessible and affordable.
The Fund has steadily gained national momentum, with President Mahama personally committing six months of his salary to kick-start the initiative. Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman followed with a donation of four months of her salary. The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) service commanders also contributed a full month’s salary each, setting a high bar for leadership-led philanthropy.
A task force under the Ministry of Health has since been inaugurated to oversee the rollout of the MahamaCares programme. The President, at the launch, emphasized the need for collective responsibility and broad-based support from corporate Ghana and citizens alike.
“We cannot allow a Ghanaian to die simply because they cannot afford treatment,” he stated.
The contribution by the EXIM Bank senior management reflects a growing recognition within the business community of the critical role of corporate social responsibility in national healthcare delivery. It also reinforces the growing partnership between public sector institutions and private actors in building a compassionate and inclusive health system.
With such initiatives gaining traction, MahamaCares is poised to become a transformative force in Ghana’s healthcare sector delivering not just treatment, but renewed hope to thousands of families across the nation.
