St. Thomas Eye Hospital has been named Most Outstanding Specialist Eye Care and Ophthalmology Centre at the 3rd Ashanti Business Merit Awards and Conference (ABMA), held on October 30, 2026, at the Lancaster Hotel in Kumasi.
The award recognises the hospital’s contribution to specialised eye care and its commitment to providing advanced, quality and patient-centred ophthalmological services.
The citation accompanying the honour commended the hospital for “Providing Excellence in Eye Care”.
Receiving the award on behalf of the hospital, Medical Director Dr Joseph Kwarteng, a consultant ophthalmologist and oculoplastic specialist, dedicated the recognition to the hospital’s hardworking staff and the numerous clients they serve in the Ashanti Region and beyond.
He thanked the organisers for recognising the hospital’s work in Kumasi and across Ghana, particularly its efforts to provide advanced surgical services alongside affordable eye care.
Dr Kwarteng said Ghanaians no longer needed to travel abroad to access advanced eye treatments, stressing that many specialised services were now available in the country.
He also disclosed that the Kumasi facility would soon introduce advanced laser treatments and vitreoretinal surgical services to its range of offerings.
When operational, the new services will make the facility one of only two private-sector clinics in the entire Ashanti Region offering these advanced treatments.
The latest honour adds to the hospital’s growing list of achievements and follows the recognition of its Executive Director, Dr Michael Ekuoba Gyasi, as CEO of the Year in Health Care – Eye Specialty at the 2025 CEO Networks Awards.
With 16 years of service in the eye health sector, St. Thomas Eye Hospital has expanded its operations and range of specialist services, combining experienced professionals with modern diagnostic and surgical technologies.
In 2023, the hospital extended its operations to Kumasi, bringing specialised eye care closer to residents of the Ashanti Region and surrounding communities.
Its services include general ophthalmology, glaucoma and vitreoretinal consultations, advanced diagnostic investigations, laser procedures, and surgeries covering cataract, glaucoma and oculoplastic conditions.
The hospital also undertakes community outreach initiatives, partnering with organisations such as the Relief for Human Suffering Foundation to provide free eye screenings and sight-restoring surgeries to underserved communities.
About the Ashanti Business Merit Awards
The Ashanti Business Merit Awards is organised by The Business Executive Media Group to recognise corporate excellence, entrepreneurship and outstanding public- and private-sector achievements in the Ashanti Region. The annual initiative provides a platform to celebrate businesses and individuals whose contributions support enterprise development and the region’s socio-economic progress.
