The King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has initiated discussions for a collaboration between the Cleveland Clinic in London and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi.
The move came during a courtesy call by a team from the non-profit academic medical centre at the Manhyia Palace on April 22, 2026.
The visit was part of the Clinic’s trip to Ghana to study the country’s health system.
The delegation included Evgeniya Shevchenko, International Relationships Manager; Abigail Stapleton, Chief Commercial Officer; and Tosin Goje, Medical Director for the Centre for Infant & Maternal Health. Speaking on behalf of the Clinic, Ms Stapleton briefed Otumfuo on their mission and the Clinic’s global vision.
“We happen to be in the US, but we now have locations across the globe, including London. Our focus is on clinical and hospital care as well as research and education. We have a lot of international patients, so we have come to learn the Ghanaian health care system,” she said.
She added that one of the Clinic’s objectives in Ghana is to partner with hospitals and commissions to advance healthcare.
“We hope to be able to collaborate with Ghana and support with clinical care and education in research, so we are here meeting with hospitals and commissions to see how we can support.”
Otumfuo acknowledged the Cleveland Clinic’s global leadership and its record of providing care to prominent personalities.
Responding to their interest in collaboration, the Asantehene described it as timely and pointed to gaps in Ghana’s health system.
“We have shortfalls, and therefore we fall on your experience and advanced insight for help and then what can you also bring here. For instance, we don’t have the equipment, but you do. We have more brilliant doctors, very brilliant, but they don’t have the equipment. They are fantastic. They try their best, but it is not enough in the absence of technology,” Otumfuo said.
His Majesty noted that many Ghanaians rely on countries like South Africa for advanced medical care and stressed the need to strengthen local capacity.
The King recommended and encouraged a direct collaboration between the Cleveland Clinic and KATH in Kumasi.
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