President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to procure 100 new ambulances and restore another 100 grounded vehicles to service as part of efforts to strengthen Ghana’s emergency healthcare system.
The President made the announcement on Friday, November 6, 2026, during the 68th Annual General Conference of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA).
He said government would purchase 100 new ambulances while securing the spare parts needed to repair another 100 vehicles that are currently out of service.
“We will therefore purchase 100 new ambulances and procure the parts required to bring another 100 ambulances back into service,” President Mahama stated.
The intervention is expected to make an additional 200 ambulances available for emergency response once the new vehicles are acquired and the existing ones repaired.
The announcement comes amid concerns about the availability of ambulances and the country's capacity to respond promptly to medical emergencies.
The planned intervention forms part of broader government measures to improve emergency healthcare delivery, including expanding emergency bed capacity at major hospitals and strengthening the coordination of patient referrals.
The President said the initiatives were intended to improve the health system's ability to respond to patients requiring urgent medical attention.
The combined procurement and rehabilitation exercise is expected to strengthen ambulance availability and improve emergency transportation services across the country.
