Ghanaian businessman Ibrahim Mahama has offered his former private jet to be used as an emergency air ambulance for Ghanaians in need of urgent medical evacuation.
Mr. Mahama made the gesture shortly after landing his newly acquired Bombardier Global 6500 at the Kotoka International Airport. Speaking to the media on the tarmac, he indicated that his previous aircraft would now be dedicated to emergency medical transport.
“My own plane is an air ambulance now,” he said. “Emergency airplane for every Ghanaian. Not for me alone, for every Ghanaian.”
An air ambulance is a specially equipped aircraft used to transport critically ill or injured patients, particularly over long distances or from remote locations to advanced hospitals. Such aircraft function as flying intensive care units, fitted with equipment including ventilators, heart monitors and emergency medication, allowing medical teams to provide care during transit.
Mr. Mahama, founder of Engineers & Planners, has over the years supported individuals facing serious medical conditions. In late 2024, he donated $100,000 toward the treatment of a 10-year-old girl battling stage four leukemia in South Africa and provided $25,000 to assist with a kidney transplant for a 13-year-old patient. He has also financed eye surgery in Dubai for a Ghanaian journalist.
Beyond individual medical interventions, he co-founded the Joyce Tamakloe Cancer Foundation in memory of his mother. The foundation promotes cancer awareness and has supplied screening equipment, including mammogram machines, to health facilities.
Mr. Mahama expressed hope that dedicating the aircraft to emergency medical use will improve access to rapid air transport and reduce delays in critical health situations across the country.
