President John Mahama on 14 May 2026 commissioned West Africa’s first Positron Emission Tomography (PET-CT) hybrid imaging and cyclotron centre at the Sweden Ghana Medical Centre in East Legon. The facility — owned by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and now the 80th IBA cyclotron in the world — has been enrolled in the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares) so cancer patients can access scans free of charge.
The Facility
- What: West Africa’s first PET-CT + cyclotron centre
- Where: Sweden Ghana Medical Centre, East Legon Hills, Accra
- Owner: Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT)
- Manufacturer: IBA — this is the 80th IBA cyclotron globally
- Commissioned by: President John Dramani Mahama
The MahamaCares Angle
- Facility registered under the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares)
- Cancer patients to access PET-CT scans FREE of charge
- Ends the need to fly abroad (UK, India, SA) for advanced cancer staging
- Brings hybrid imaging into Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme orbit
Why It Matters
- PET-CT is the gold standard for cancer staging + treatment response
- Reduces medical-tourism leakage of foreign exchange
- Strengthens Ghana’s regional position as a West African healthcare hub
- Major win for GNAT as the institutional owner
What To Watch
- Patient throughput in first 12 months
- Whether MahamaCares funding is sustained beyond the launch tranche
- Training pipeline for nuclear-medicine specialists
- Replication in Kumasi and other regions
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