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GMTF and Ho Teaching Hospital Begin Construction of Volta Cardiology Centre

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Ghana's Mahama is driving a multi-year strategy to reduce imported medicine dependency by expanding domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity.

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund and Ho Teaching Hospital have commenced work on a new cardiology centre in the Volta Region. The development adds concrete infrastructure progress to GMTF's previously documented health sector engagement, including earlier discussions with Atlantic Lifesciences on local medicine production.

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Aug 28, 2026This story
Volta Cardiology Centre Breaks Ground
GMTF begins physical work on Volta Cardiology Centre with Ho Teaching Hospital, adding operational dimension to earlier medicine partnership discussions.
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