Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is a distinguished public servant, legislator, legal professional, and entrepreneur with extensive experience in governance, health policy, and national development. He has served as Member of Parliament for the Juaboso Constituency since 2013 and previously held positions as Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Ranking Member of Parliament’s Health Committee, where he played a key role in strengthening legislative oversight and advancing health policy discussions in Ghana.
He holds both an LLB and an LLM, alongside specialized training in health systems management and social security. His multidisciplinary background has shaped his strong commitment to equitable healthcare financing, efficient service delivery, and evidence-based reform. Beyond public service, he is also one of Ghana’s leading rice farmers, contributing significantly to agricultural development.
Since his appointment as Minister for Health in February 2025, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has led major reforms aimed at strengthening Ghana’s healthcare system and expanding equitable access to quality care. Under his leadership, Ghana established the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (Act 1144) to support treatment for Non-Communicable Diseases, while reforms to the National Health Insurance Scheme included the uncapping of the NHIF, clearance of GHS 603 million in inherited arrears, improved claims payments, and a GHS 9.76 billion allocation for 2025, contributing to the enrolment of an additional 670,000 beneficiaries.
He also launched the Free Primary Healthcare Programme across underserved districts, supported by the procurement of over 24,000 medical equipment items. His tenure has strengthened public health preparedness through the payment of US$24.5million in vaccine obligations, the introduction of HPV vaccination for girls, and the commissioning of the Public Health Operations Response Centre.
Hon. Akandoh has prioritized health workforce and infrastructure development through the enrolment of 13,500 nurses and midwives onto the government payroll, expanded specialized nursing programmes, reduced health training fees, and improved access to specialised services including radiotherapy, dialysis, cardiology, stroke care, and neurosurgery. He has also advanced medicines availability, expanded herbal medicine integration, strengthened oversight against illicit opioid use, and extended NHIS kidney treatment coverage to private facilities.
Hon. Akandoh has prioritized health workforce and infrastructure development through the enrolment of 13,500 nurses and midwives onto the government payroll, expanded specialized nursing programmes, reduced health training fees, and improved access to specialised services including radiotherapy, dialysis, cardiology, stroke care, and neurosurgery. He has also advanced medicines availability, expanded herbal medicine integration, strengthened oversight against illicit opioid use, and extended NHIS kidney treatment coverage to private facilities.
Through these reforms and initiatives, Hon. Akandoh continues to champion a resilient, equitable, and people-centred healthcare system for Ghana.
