Who to call
Emergency numbers that are actually published, plus water, hospital, castle and assembly contacts — verified against official sites.
Numbers verified against official websites on 11 June 2026. Where an office publishes no number we could confirm, we link the site instead of guessing — and say so.
112 is the number official sources publish
Emergencies
National emergency line
Fire, medical and police emergencies — listed by the Ghana National Fire Service; GOV.UK also lists 999 for ambulance
- Phone
- 112
Ghana National Fire Service
Fire and rescue — the national line published alongside 112 on gnfs.gov.gh
- Phone
- +233 30 277 2446
- Website
- gnfs.gov.gh/
NADMO (disaster management)
Floods and disaster response — national hotline 122, plus 0302 964 884
- Phone
- 122
- Website
- nadmo.gov.gh/
Ghana Police Service headquarters
General inquiries (not an emergency line) — for emergencies use 112
- Phone
- +233 30 277 3906
- Website
- police.gov.gh/
Water
Ghana Water Ltd — Central Region office, Cape Coast
Supply problems, rationing questions, billing
- Phone
- 0332 133289
- Address
- P.O. Box 377, Cape Coast
- Website
- www.gwcl.com.gh/
Ghana Water Ltd — national call centre
Toll-free on the Vodafone/Telecel network per gwcl.com.gh; also 0302 221 8240
- Phone
- 0800 40000
- Website
- www.gwcl.com.gh/contact-us/
Health
Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
Regional referral hospital with a 24-hour emergency department. Its website prints '+23321-34010-14' as its phone — the format is ambiguous, so we haven't made it tappable; the email is clearly published
- info@ccthghana.org
- Address
- Digital address CC-070-9967, Cape Coast
- Website
- www.ccthghana.org/
Castles & heritage (GMMB)
GMMB Central & Western Regions office
The office at Cape Coast Castle — group visits, hours and fee questions for both castles
- Phone
- +233 3321 32529
- Address
- Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast
Ghana Museums and Monuments Board — head office, Accra
National office; note the info@ email is described as not regularly monitored, so phone first
- Phone
- +233 30 394 4028
- info@gmmb.gov.gh
- Address
- 2 Barnes Road, Adabraka, Accra
- Website
- gmmb.gov.gh/
City hall
Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly (CCMA)
Roads, drains, markets, sanitation. Its website was not reachable when we checked and we could not verify a phone number — most assembly business is done in person, and announcements go out by radio
- Website
- ccma.gov.gh/