The Chief Executive of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Yakubu Seidu Adam, has disclosed plans to make kidney transplant services a routine monthly procedure at the facility, as efforts intensify to improve access to life-saving treatments in Ghana.
Speaking at the hospital's 2025 Annual Performance Review last Thursday, Dr Adam revealed that Korle Bu has carried out several kidney transplants between 2025 and this year, with patients responding positively to treatment outcomes.
He added that the hospital is also performing cornea transplants on a regular basis. However, he expressed concern that the limited availability of donor tissues continues to hinder efforts to scale up transplant services and make them routine.
According to Dr Adam, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, in collaboration with other teaching hospitals, is working closely with the Ministry of Health and Parliament to fast-track legislation that will allow for the harvesting and storage of human tissues for medical use.
He stressed that the passage of such a law would be a significant step towards strengthening Ghana's transplant programme, reducing the need for patients to travel abroad for procedures that could otherwise be performed locally.
Dr Adam called on all stakeholders to act with urgency to ensure the bill is passed, noting that many Ghanaians continue to suffer due to limited access to transplant services.
He expressed optimism that once the legislation is enacted, it will bring relief to patients and help realise the vision of making kidney, cornea and other tissue transplants routine procedures not only at Korle Bu but across the country.
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