The Government of Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Dubai-based Thumbay Group for the establishment of a Teaching Hospital and a medical university to be known as the Gulf Medical University (GMU) in Ghana.

The Thumbay Group is expected to collaborate with the Ministries of Education and Health to build and establish the Ghana campus of the Gulf Medical University and the Thumbay Teaching Hospital in the Greater Accra Region, in phases over a period of 5 to 8 years, at an estimated cost of $600 million.

It is expected to employ about 3000 Ghanaians in addition to attracting a student population of over 3000 from around 80 countries. It would also provide opportunities for local hospitals through cross-referrals and partnerships. It is expected to be sited on a 25-acre plot of land provided by the Government of Ghana.

The proposed university would offer Vocational, Diploma, Undergraduate, Post Graduate, and Doctoral programmes in Medical Sciences, Allied Health Sciences among other disciplines to Ghanaian and International students.