Students entering Nursing and Allied Health Training Institutions for the 2025/2026 academic year will enjoy a 50 percent reduction in admission fees, the Ministry of Health has announced.
The move forms part of government’s flagship “No-Fee-Stress Policy,” which seeks to make tertiary education more affordable and accessible.
In a statement, the Ministry explained: “By this initiative, Government has absorbed about half of the approved fees for all first-year students enrolled in Nursing and Allied Health Training Institutions.”
Institutions have been strictly directed to comply with the new fee structure. The Ministry cautioned that “no institution is permitted to charge above the approved amount or demand payment for items covered under the policy.”
This measure is also seen as a fulfillment of President John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to ease financial pressure on students and their families. The Ministry noted: “This reduction fulfills the commitment of His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, to provide financial relief for parents and students who are determined to pursue their academic and professional dreams.”
Principals of Health Training Institutions have therefore been warned against imposing unauthorized fees, with the Ministry stressing that any Principal who does so “does so at his or her own peril.”
The Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to “safeguarding the welfare of students and advancing equitable access to health training education” and has instructed all institutions to begin preparations for admitting students under the new directive.
