President John Dramani Mahama has promised to reintroduce mobile healthcare vans to dispense healthcare to residents in vulnerable communities across the country.
The programme, which was being introduced by his previous administration, he says, could not suffice as a result of the change of government in 2017.
Addressing Parliament on the state of the nation Thursday, February 27, 2025, the President indicated that the introduction of the programme, dubbed: ONUADOR, will aid the provision of healthcare to residents in remote areas across the country.
He said the project will be rolled in conjunction with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).
“Working with the NHIA, we will revive the ONUADOR mobile healthcare vans to provide OPD, ophthalmology, dental, ENT, and cancer screening care in remote and vulnerable communities. An earlier attempt to provide mobile healthcare facilities was abandoned after the change of government in 2017,” he stated.
He also established the need to build a more robust health system to help the sector resist any shocks it may encounter.
He highlighted on the recent outbreak of cholera in certain parts of the country and the need to ensure a cleaner environment to rid the said communities of the outbreak.
“Mr. Speaker, public health experts are grappling with the conundrum of new diseases and the re-emergence of old diseases. The unpredictable nature of disease outbreaks suggests we must make our health system resilient to shocks.
“Since October last year, Ghana has faced a severe cholera outbreak. As of February 17, 2025, 6,300 suspected cases, 545 confirmed cases, and 49 deaths had been recorded.
“The outbreak has affected 118 districts across Greater Accra, Central, Western, Ashanti, and Eastern Regions. To control the situation, we have launched an aggressive vaccination and public education campaign, among other interventions,” he stated.
“Mr Speaker, sanitation within the context of infectious disease outbreaks, personal hygiene and environmental sanitation must be a major priority. Our cities and towns must be cleaner than what is being delivered so far.
“We commit to right the wrongs to keep our communities and cities clean through appropriate investments, supervision, and performance tracking,” he assured.
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