The Paediatric Oncology Unit of the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) came alive with joy and celebration when the mother of a four-year-old #Elsa, battling kidney cancer received the life-changing news that the Ghana Medical Trust Fund-MahamaCares had covered her daughter’s cancer treatment cost; Forty-Six Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢46,000), which includes chemotherapy, supportive care, and surgery costs.
Overwhelmed with emotion, Ms Esther Addeh, mother of the young girl, broke down in tears of gratitude as she thanked the Government for the timely intervention, which she said had saved her daughter’s life. Elsa, a native of Kpando in the Volta Region, was diagnosed with a huge intra-abdominal mass caused by Wilms’ Tumour, a childhood cancer affecting the kidney. She had been on admission at Ho Teaching Hospital for the past six months, enduring pain and discomfort as her family struggled to raise funds for the urgently needed surgery. Speaking on the case, Dr Kokou Amegan-Aho, a #Paediatric_Oncologist at the Ho Teaching Hospital, explained that the Elsa's care, including the surgery, had been delayed due to financial constraints.
Relief finally came when #MahamaCares intervened and paid the full cost for the treatment, enabling doctors to proceed with the life-saving operation. Ms Addeh, a petty trader, who earlier appealed to the Volta Regional Minister, Hon. James Gunu, through social media for assistance, expressed profound appreciation to the Government, after the Minister contacted the #Chief_Executive_Officer of the Hospital, Dr Hintermann K.K. Mbroh, leading to the intervention of MahamaCares. She stated that without the intervention of MahamaCares, the family would not have been able to afford the surgery or related medical care. “This support has saved my daughter’s life. I am grateful to the Government and everyone behind MahamaCares,” she said.
The Ho Teaching Hospital joins the family to commend the Government for the foresight, compassion, and commitment demonstrated through the MahamaCares initiative, which is a critical lifeline for vulnerable patients requiring specialised and expensive medical care. The intervention highlights the transformative impact of MahamaCares in ensuring equitable access to life-saving healthcare, especially for children and families facing severe financial hardship.
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