Ghana’s Health System in Crisis: LHIMS Shutdown Paralyzes Patient Care Nationwide
Ghana’s healthcare faces chaos after the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS) shutdown. Doctors lose access to patient data dating back to 2020, crippling hospitals nationwide. Major Digital Health Breakdown Hits Ghana Ghana’s healthcare delivery has been thrown into disarray after the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS) — the digital backbone of public hospitals — abruptly went offline. The shutdown, now stretching into several weeks, has made medical records dating back to 2020 inaccessible across multiple facilities. Doctors and nurses have been forced to revert to manual record-keeping using exercise books and patient folders. The sudden shift is slowing down care, increasing waiting times, and putting thousands of lives at risk. Government Responds With New Digital Platform Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has confirmed that the government will roll out a new Ghana Health Information Management System (GHIMS) to […]