Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) is Ghana's second-largest hospital and the principal tertiary healthcare facility in the Ashanti Region, located in Kumasi. Named after the legendary Ashanti priest Okomfo Anokye, it serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) School of Medical Sciences. KATH provides specialized medical services to over 12 million people across the middle belt of Ghana, offering advanced treatments in surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, and emergency care.

The hospital was established in 1954 as the Kumasi Central Hospital and was later renamed to honor Okomfo Anokye, the legendary 17th-century priest and co-founder of the Ashanti Kingdom who is said to have commanded the Golden Stool from the sky. It became a teaching hospital in 1975 when it was formally affiliated with KNUST's School of Medical Sciences. Over the decades, KATH has grown from a regional hospital to become one of West Africa's leading tertiary referral centers, continuously expanding its facilities and specializations.

• KATH has over 1,000 bed capacity, making it the largest hospital in the Ashanti Region and second-largest in Ghana after Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
• The hospital serves as the primary teaching hospital for KNUST School of Medical Sciences, training hundreds of medical students, nurses, and allied health professionals annually
• KATH operates specialized centers including a Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit, one of the most advanced in West Africa
• The hospital provides tertiary referral services to approximately 12 million people across Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Northern, Upper East, and Upper West regions
• KATH is named after Okomfo Anokye, the legendary Ashanti priest whose staff, planted in the ground centuries ago, is said to still stand near the hospital grounds as a sacred site