$78m US aid loss, but Ghana fights back, Mahama unveils MahamaCares and free primary care at WHO assembly.
John Dramani Mahama has called for a new global health order centred on self-reliance, equity and health sovereignty, warning that declining international aid and shifting global politics were undermining healthcare systems, especially in Africa. Speaking at the 79th World Health Assembly, he said Ghana lost $78 million following the closure of some United States Agency for International Development programmes supporting malaria, maternal health, nutrition and HIV/AIDS treatment, while cuts to global humanitarian assistance threatened millions across the continent. President Mahama highlighted Ghana’s response through increased domestic healthcare financing, including an additional GH¢3 billion released after uncapping the National Health Insurance Fund, the rollout of a Free Primary Health Care Programme and the launch of the MahamaCares fund to support treatment for non-communicable diseases. He also promoted the Accra Reset Initiative as a continental effort to move Africa away from donor dependency towards stronger health sovereignty and resilient healthcare systems.
