Small Beginning. Big Mission.
Building Children's Hospitals,
Starting in Ghana.
Eshun Foundation is working to expand access to affordable, high-quality pediatric healthcare in Africa, beginning with a 25-bed children's hospital in Ghana.
We bring together funding, partnerships, medical capacity, and infrastructure to help close the gap in child health outcomes where the need is greatest.
Why Eshun Foundation Exists
Dr. Francis Eshun, MD
Founder, Eshun Foundation
Dr. Francis Eshun, MD, Founder, is a Ghanaian-American pediatric oncologist who has spent his career treating children with cancer in the United States. But it is the children he could not reach that drove him to found this organization.
Years ago, a phone call changed him. A Ghanaian child had been diagnosed with leukemia and sent home to die. Not because the disease was untreatable, but because her hospital lacked the basic capacity to classify it and manage its complications. Dr. Eshun had heard versions of that story many times.
He brought proposals to American medical institutions and prominent figures who had the resources to act. He heard nothing back. So he decided to build it himself.
Eshun Foundation is his answer: not a medical mission, not a temporary fix, but a long-term investment in the infrastructure and capacity that allows African children to be treated where they live, by people who know them.
His vision is simple and ambitious in equal measure: that one day, no child on the African continent should be sent home to die from a disease that medicine already knows how to cure.
The Vision
Architectural rendering of Paraclete Children's Hospital
Current State
Construction underway in Accra, Ghana
Our Vision for Child Health in Africa
To help create outstanding, medically focused organizations and partnerships that improve healthcare delivery for children across Africa.
We believe every child deserves access to compassionate, modern, affordable care, regardless of where they are born.
Improving Child Health in Underserved Communities
To improve child health in underserved communities by building capacity to deliver affordable, high-quality pediatric care.
How We Advance Our Mission
- Build pediatric care capacity
- Support affordable hospital development
- Strengthen partnerships for long-term impact
Compassion
We treat every child, family, and community with kindness, dignity, and respect.
Excellence
We are committed to efficient, thoughtful, and high-quality service.
Integrity
We believe in accountability, transparency, and professionalism.
Partnership
We work with local communities, healthcare professionals, donors, and strategic collaborators to build lasting solutions.
A Phased Approach to Lasting Impact
We start responsibly, grow strategically, and build for the long term.
Phase 1
Ghana
Launch our first 25-bed children's hospital in Ghana: a focused, responsible start that demonstrates what is possible.
Phase 2
Strengthen Capacity
Support the hospital with equipment, staffing partnerships, systems development, and community-centered programs.
Phase 3
Regional Growth
Refine and expand the model through partnerships in West Africa, with a long-term vision for broader impact across the continent.
How We Create Impact
Four integrated pillars that work together to build and sustain children's healthcare in Africa.
Hospital Development
We support the planning and development of children's hospitals in underserved communities.
Equipment and Supplies
We help mobilize medical equipment and essential supplies needed for safe, effective care.
Partnerships and People
We bring together physicians, nurses, donors, community leaders, and diaspora partners to strengthen healthcare delivery.
Sustainable Growth
We are building a model that starts responsibly, grows strategically, and aims for lasting impact.
Children Deserve a Stronger Start.
In too many communities, preventable illness, delayed treatment, and limited hospital access continue to cost young lives. Eshun Foundation is focused on changing that by helping create systems where children can receive the care they need closer to home.
The Mission
at a Glance
Every child deserves the chance to receive quality care close to home. We are starting with one hospital in Ghana and building with purpose, discipline, and long-term vision.Dr. Francis Eshun, Founder, Eshun Foundation
Foundation Updates: Our Journey
Why We Started Eshun Foundation
Some organizations are born from strategy. This one was born from a phone call.
Our First Step: A 25-Bed Children's Hospital in Ghana
An overview of our flagship project: the planning, the vision, the location, and what a 25-bed children's hospital in Ghana will mean for the communities it serves.
Building a Long-Term Vision for Children's Healthcare in Africa
How Eshun Foundation thinks about the bigger picture: a phased model that starts in Ghana and grows into a network of children's hospitals across West Africa and beyond.
Built on Accountability
Eshun Foundation is committed to responsible stewardship, strong governance, and transparent operations.
Our work is guided by leadership structures designed to support financial oversight, fundraising, program development, and long-term sustainability.
Responsible Stewardship
Every dollar is tracked, reported, and deployed with care toward our mission.
Strong Governance
Leadership structures designed to support financial oversight, fundraising, and program development.
Transparent Operations
We are committed to open communication with our donors, partners, and the communities we serve.
Our Board
& Leadership
The Foundation is led by a committed board and supported by distinguished advisors dedicated to building something real, accountable, and lasting.
Dr. Francis Eshun
Founder & Board Chair
Dr. Francis Eshun is a Ghanaian-American pediatric oncologist who founded Eshun Foundation after years of watching treatable diseases claim children's lives across Africa. When the institutions with the power to help were not listening, he decided to build the solution himself.
Mr. James Eshun
Board Member
James Eshun is a software engineer and Computer Science student at Arizona State University's Ira Fulton School of Engineering. He brings technical skill and a genuine love for children to his role on the board, with a passion for the IT infrastructure that modern healthcare depends on. James believes that reliable technology saves lives and that every child deserves a hospital that works.
Mr. Michael Ossei-Antwi
Board Member
Mr. Michael Ossei-Antwi is a construction management professional with 34 years of experience delivering complex infrastructure projects across the United States. Currently a Senior Quality Manager at Holder Construction Group, he oversees quality control for the $1 billion expansion of Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, and previously served as Senior Engineer on the $1.2 billion expansion of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Supporting the development of children's hospitals in underserved communities requires construction expertise at the highest level. Mr. Antwi brings that expertise to the Eshun Foundation board, ensuring the hospitals we support are built right, on time, and to standard.
Ms. Bosompemaa Gyamera
Advisor
Ms. Bosompemaa Gyamera is a Chemical Engineer and Principal Technologist at the CSIR Institute of Industrial Research, with a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Hankyong National University in South Korea. Her career spans laboratory management, cosmetics, biomass, and wastewater research, and she has trained hundreds of practitioners over two decades. She advises the Foundation on medical and laboratory equipment, quality standards, and operational best practices, helping ensure the flagship hospital project has laboratories built to perform.
Help Us Build the First Hospital
The first step is a 25-bed children's hospital in Ghana, 85% built and targeting a Q3 2026 opening.
With the right partners, that first step can grow into something transformational.
Target opening: Q3 2026 · Paraclete Children's Hospital Cancer Center, Accra, Ghana
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