Kwabena Mintah Akandoh
Lightwave eHealth Solutions (LHIMS) has accused the Ministry of Health (MoH) of engaging a competitor to evaluate the company’s work in public hospitals.
According to LHIMS, in 2024, after the Health Committee in Parliament with then Ranking Member and now Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, approved the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) budget for eHealth, a significant amount of GH¢10.45 million was deducted from the budget for monitoring, without the vendor, Lightwave, being consulted.
LHIMS Project Manager, Eric Adjei, indicated that the sum was paid directly by the NHIA to (Company X), which has two subsidiaries.
“To date, the monitoring report from 2024 has not been released, and despite official requests from Lightwave’s attorney under the RTI Act, it remains unobtainable. The public, along with Lightwave, deserves transparency regarding the allocation of taxpayers’ money,” he said.
He further noted that Lightwave can confirm that in July 2025, the Health Minister engaged the same company to conduct an audit of Lightwave.
“If the results were adverse in 2024, why did the then Minister not voice concerns at that time after spending such a significant amount of taxpayer money? Moreover, the public has a right to know whether (Company X) is certified for auditing purposes,” Mr. Adjei said.
He claimed that the Health Minister has refused to provide Lightwave with a copy of the recent audit, despite multiple requests from Lightwave’s management and legal representatives.
The Ministry has accused Lightwave of failing to meet the terms of a $100 million contract to connect 950 health facilities nationwide through LHIMS.
Mr. Adjei said the issue was reiterated during the only meeting the Minister held with Lightwave in the MoH conference room, attended by the Minister’s personal attorney, the MoH’s attorney, MoH and Ghana Health Service personnel, and unexpectedly, two Directors from National Security.
The Project Manager stated, “As we speak, we have not shut down any of our systems. Some public health facilities are fully operational, utilising our platform.”
Lightwave has indicated that the Ministry has refused to engage with the company, despite its willingness to continue the project. The last meeting with the Ministry occurred in September of this year, and since then, Lightwave has yet to receive a meaningful response.
Lightwave’s attorney has requested arbitration in accordance with the contract terms for dispute resolution, and after nearly two weeks, the Ministry’s sole response was that they had forwarded the request to the Attorney General’s (AG) office, despite both the AG’s office and the Office of the President being copied on the original request and subsequent reminder.
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