How many V8 cars equal one PET-CT Scanner — And why does Ghana still not have enough PET imaging capacity?

In many developing countries, government spending priorities often spark public debate. In Ghana, one important question continues to arise in the healthcare sector: why is access to advanced diagnostic technology, such as PET-CT scanning, still extremely limited despite increasing cancer cases and years of promises to improve healthcare infrastructure? A modern PET-CT scanner — one of the world’s most important cancer diagnostic machines — costs approximately between $1 million and $1.9 million USD when purchased new and fully installed. This amount is equivalent to the cost of roughly 15 to 25 luxury V8 vehicles, depending on the vehicle model and specifications.

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