The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) says it has spent approximately GH¢113,800 on the medical treatment of Sandra Baafi Boateng, who sustained a severe head injury during the November 2025 military recruitment stampede at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
The military has also given her family GH¢30,000 in financial assistance and secured a recruitment opportunity in the Ghana Army for her sister.
The interventions were outlined in a statement responding to public concerns that the Armed Forces had abandoned the 25-year-old following the incident.
Sandra was admitted to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) from November 12, 2025, to February 26, 2026.
GAF said that after a Ministry of Defence delegation visited her on February 20, 2026, her family requested that she be transferred to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.
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The military subsequently arranged an air medical evacuation on February 26, with a team of military medical personnel transporting her from Kumasi.
She was semi-conscious but responsive to pain at the time. The military team was informed that she had been taken off the ventilator and was receiving nutrition through a feeding tube.
A medical review on March 8 found that her condition had remained largely unchanged after the transfer. The 37 Military Hospital, however, provided additional specialist services, including dietetic care, palliative support and physiotherapy. Her mother also received support from the hospital’s Therapy and Wellness team.
GAF put her medical bill at KATH at approximately GH¢85,000 for the period between November 12, 2025, and February 26, 2026, and said the amount was being paid.
Her admission at the 37 Military Hospital from February 26 to October 28, 2026, was estimated at GH¢28,800, calculated at GH¢120 per day.
The two bills bring the total medical expenditure to approximately GH¢113,800.
Following her discharge on October 28, her family requested that she be returned to Kumasi. GAF said it assured them that her treatment would continue through the 4th Military Hospital in the Ashanti Region until her full recovery.
The Armed Forces also detailed financial and logistical support provided to Sandra’s family.
At a ceremony held at the General Headquarters Public Affairs Conference Hall on October 28, 2026, Sandra’s mother received GH¢30,000 and an air bed to support her daughter’s care.
The event was organised for the parents of two victims discharged from the 37 Military Hospital and attended by senior military officers, including the Director-General of Human Resource, Director-General of Religious Affairs, Director of Military Police, a representative of the Medical Branch and the Director of Discipline.
The Director-General of Religious Affairs counselled the parents and offered prayers before the presentation. A wheelchair was also offered to Sandra’s family, but her mother declined it because they already had one.
GAF said it had made arrangements to convey Sandra to Kumasi in a military ambulance after her discharge. Her mother, however, preferred air transportation and declined the ambulance when an airlift could not be arranged, opting instead to travel with the National Ambulance Service.
The military further said it had introduced a recruitment arrangement for family members of victims, allowing them to take up opportunities in place of their affected relatives.
Sandra’s sister, Mercy Bioh, is currently undergoing training at the Army Recruit Training School at Shai Hills.
The November 12, 2025 stampede occurred as thousands of applicants gathered at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium for a military recruitment exercise. The incident resulted in multiple casualties and raised concerns about crowd management and the safety arrangements at recruitment centres.
GAF said its responsibility towards Sandra and her family had not ended with her discharge from the 37 Military Hospital, adding that her medical care would continue through the 4th Military Hospital in Kumasi.
