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AU Extraordinary Health Summit

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  1. July 2026
  2. Joy Online

    President John Dramani Mahama and his Tanzanian counterpart President Samia Suluhu Hassan, have held bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the African Union AU Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra.

    Ghana and Tanzania strengthen bilateral ties
  3. Joy Online

    President Mahama disclosed this during a courtesy call by Mr Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, on the sidelines of the AU Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra.

    Xenophobia attacks: Mahama holds talks with Ramaphosa’s Special Envoy
  4. Joy Online

    Speaking at the AU Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra, Mr Youffouf reiterated that the AU Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond was Africa’s implementation compact, designed to end AIDS, eliminate preventable maternal and child deaths, combat communicable and non-communicable diseases, st

    Chairpersons of AU Commission calls for advancing Africa’s health agenda
  5. Joy Online

    Speaking at the ongoing AU Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra on Tuesday, July 21, she said Africa could not achieve self-reliance in healthcare if it continued to lose its trained workforce to other parts of the world.

    AU Commissioner calls for better pay to retain Africa’s health professionals
  6. Joy Online

    Speaking at the ongoing AU Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra on Tuesday, July 21, she said millions of Africans living with HIV are now receiving life-saving antiretroviral treatment, describing it as a major achievement in the continent’s public health response.

    Two-thirds of people living with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa – AU Commissioner
  7. Joy Online

    Ghana will host the first African Union (AU) Extraordinary Health Summit on July 21 and 22, bringing together African Heads of State and Government to adopt a fully costed continental roadmap to end AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030.

    Ghana to host first AU Extraordinary Health Summit on ending AIDS, tuberculosis
  8. Joy Online

    The state visit combines high-level bilateral engagements with participation in the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra.

    UNFPA Regional Director begins five-day visit to Ghana ahead of AU Health Summit

Friday 24 July

  1. Ghana, Tanzania establish joint commission, boost trade ties

    President Mahama and Tanzanian President Hassan held a bilateral meeting in Accra to strengthen ties between the two nations. They called for the establishment of a Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation and an increase in trade volumes, with Ghana offering to share its mining sector experience with Tanzania.

    24 July 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Mahama meets South African envoy over xenophobic attacks

    President John Dramani Mahama held talks with Ronald Lamola, South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation and Special Envoy of President Cyril Ramaphosa, regarding recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Mahama said Ghana had submitted a petition to the African Union Commission over the attacks and stressed the importance of addressing the issue at the continental level rather than avoiding it.

    24 July 2026 · Joy Online

Thursday 23 July

  1. AU Commission urges shift from commitments to health implementation

    The Chairperson of the African Union Commission called for a decisive shift from commitments to implementation in advancing Africa's health agenda at an AU Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra hosted by President Mahama. The summit aims to galvanize political commitment to end AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, reduce preventable maternal and child deaths, and strengthen resilient health systems across the continent.

    23 July 2026 · Joy Online

Tuesday 21 July

  1. AU Commissioner urges better pay to retain African health workers

    The African Union Commissioner for Health called on African governments to improve remuneration and working conditions for health professionals to prevent their migration abroad, warning that training skilled workers only to lose them represents a loss of both public investment and human capital.

    21 July 2026 · Joy Online

  2. Two-thirds of world's HIV cases concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa

    At the AU Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra, the AU Commissioner for Health noted that nearly two-thirds of people living with HIV globally are in sub-Saharan Africa. While millions of Africans now have access to antiretroviral treatment—described as a major achievement—she stressed the need for sustained commitment and investment to tackle the epidemic and prevent complacency.

    21 July 2026 · Joy Online

Monday 20 July

  1. Ghana hosts AU health summit on AIDS, TB elimination

    Ghana will host the first African Union Extraordinary Health Summit on July 21 and 22, where African Heads of State and Government will adopt a continental roadmap to end AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, while also addressing preventable maternal deaths and other diseases to strengthen Africa's health systems.

    20 July 2026 · Joy Online

Sunday 19 July

  1. UNFPA Regional Director visits Ghana for AU Health Summit

    The United Nations Population Fund Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Dr Sennen Hounton, has arrived in Ghana for a five-day official visit (19–23 July 2026) combining bilateral engagements with participation in the African Union Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra. The visit aims to strengthen collaboration on reproductive health, gender equality, youth empowerment and universal health coverage.

    19 July 2026 · Joy Online

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