The Ministry of Health has announced a 50 percent reduction in admission fees for students of Nursing and Allied Health Training Institutions across the country, beginning from the 2025/2026 academic year.
According to the Ministry, the intervention is part of government’s newly introduced “No-Fee-Stress” Policy, which seeks to ease the financial burden on parents and students pursuing tertiary education.
In a statement, the Ministry explained that government will absorb half of the approved fees for all first-year students admitted into Nursing and Allied Health Training Institutions.
“All institutions are strictly required to adhere to the approved fees and items as communicated by the Ministry. No institution is permitted to charge above the approved amount or demand payment for items covered under the policy,” the statement noted.
The directive, the Ministry stressed, is in fulfillment of President John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to make tertiary education more affordable and accessible for Ghanaian families.
Principals of Health Training Institutions have therefore been cautioned to comply fully with the directive or face sanctions. “Any Principal who contravenes this directive or imposes unauthorized fees does so at his or her own peril,” the Ministry warned.
The Health Ministry further assured that government remains committed to safeguarding the welfare of students and ensuring equity in access to health training education.
It has also directed the heads of institutions to commence the necessary processes for admitting students under the new fee arrangement.
This policy is expected to bring significant relief to nursing and allied health trainees, many of whom have long complained about the high cost of training.