By Mercy Hededzome
The Ministry of the Interior has expressed profound appreciation to US-based humanitarian organisation Baitulmaal and its donors for donating medical supplies valued at more than $400,000 to the Ghana Police Service to strengthen healthcare delivery across the country.
The donation, comprising strictly non-drug medical items, including surgical and non-surgical materials and consumables, is expected to benefit 25 police health facilities nationwide.
Speaking at a handing-over ceremony at the Ghana Police Hospital on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, the Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, who represented the President, commended Baitulmaal for what he described as a timely and strategic intervention.
He said the donation was particularly significant because police hospitals provide healthcare not only to security personnel but also to members of the general public.
Mr Terlabi noted that clinical and non-clinical staff at the 25 police hospitals continued to provide essential services even during national emergencies, making support for the facilities critical to maintaining uninterrupted healthcare.
“The clinical and non-clinical staff at all the 25 police hospitals in Ghana do not go on strike, no matter the situation, including national emergency periods.”
He assured Baitulmaal and its donors that the government would ensure the items were judiciously utilised to improve healthcare delivery at the beneficiary facilities.
The Deputy Minister further called on other charitable organisations, development partners and private donors to emulate Baitulmaal by supporting public institutions with essential resources.
The Commissioner of Police, Dr Ernest Kwabena Owusu, on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, also expressed appreciation to Baitulmaal, describing the donation as a substantial contribution towards improving the welfare of police personnel and healthcare services for civilians.
Receiving the items on behalf of the Police National Central Medical Stores in Accra, the Medical Director of the Ghana Police Hospital, Commissioner of Police Dr (Med.) Samuel Otu-Nyarko, thanked Baitulmaal for supporting the highly patronised police hospitals.
He assured the donors that the police medical team would continue to provide 24-hour healthcare services to the public.
The facilitator of Baitulmaal’s medical container donation project in Ghana, Alhaji Abdul Somed Guruza, expressed gratitude to the organisation’s donors and its Ghanaian Director, Engineer Tariq Mohamed Abdel Aziz Halima, for selecting the Ghana Police Service and its hospitals as beneficiaries.
He also commended officials who facilitated communication between the Government of Ghana and Baitulmaal’s board and management in the United States.
The humanitarian medical container was loaded on November 18, 2025, departed on December 25, 2025, and arrived in Ghana on February 17, 2026. The items were subsequently cleared under a tax exemption granted by the Ghanaian government ahead of the handing-over ceremony.
The four-member Baitulmaal delegation comprised Alhaji Guruza Abdul Somad Ahmad Abdul Kareem, Board Member and Public Relations Representative; Engineer Tariq Mohamed Abdel Aziz Halima, Director; Mr Mohammed Maher Farouk Taha, Financial Manager; and Hon. Idrissu Neindow Baba, a key stakeholder.
The donation is expected to enhance the capacity of police medical facilities to provide quality and uninterrupted healthcare services to personnel and civilians across the country.