… Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Friday, September 25, 2026, President Mahama said the Health Ministry had reviewed the compact, which was presented as a replacement for funding Ghana lost following the termination of USAID support. …
… Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Friday, September 25, 2026, President Mahama said the Health Ministry had reviewed the compact, which was presented as a replacement for funding Ghana lost following the termination of USAID support. …
… Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, President Mahama said the Ministry of Health prepared a Cabinet Information Paper after examining the agreement and flagged several provisions. …
… Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, President Mahama said the Ministry of Health prepared a Cabinet Information Paper after examining the agreement and flagged several provisions. …
… Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, President Mahama said the withdrawal of about $174 million in programmed US development support exposed vulnerabilities in Ghana’s public systems, including a reported $74 million annual gap in health financing. …
President John Dramani Mahama, speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, has outlined the thinking behind the Accra Reset and Ghana’s broader vision for a more self-reliant and integrated Africa. …
… The President, who was speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Friday, September 25, 2026, said the Health Ministry studied the compact, which was offered to replace funding Ghana lost when USAID support ended. …
… Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Friday, September 25, Mr Mahama said the proposed compact was intended to replace some of the health funding previously provided through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). …
… Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, he said the Ministry of Health identified several provisions in the agreement that raised concerns over Ghana’s health data, financing obligations and regulatory authority. …
… Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on September 27, President Mahama said the escalation of instability in the Sahel could be traced to the aftermath of the Libya conflict, the proliferation of arms, and the movement of terrorist groups into the region. …
Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has commended President John Dramani Mahama for rejecting a proposed US health compact, saying it was a step towards restoring Ghana's dignity. President Mahama said Cabinet rejected the compact due to concerns over its provisions, including requirements for Ghana to provide its pathogen profile and information on endemic diseases.
Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has commended President John Dramani Mahama for rejecting a proposed US health compact, saying it was a step towards restoring Ghana's dignity. President Mahama said Cabinet rejected the compact due to concerns over its provisions, including requirements for Ghana to provide its pathogen profile and information on endemic diseases.
Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has commended President John Dramani Mahama for rejecting a proposed US health compact over unacceptable conditions, including a requirement for Ghana to provide its pathogen profile. Mahama disclosed that Cabinet swiftly rejected the agreement after the Health Ministry flagged concerns about its provisions.
President John Mahama defended Ghana's Cabinet decision to reject a proposed $100 million US health compact, saying its conditions—including requirements to share pathogen profiles and medical records, provide counterpart funding, and exempt US medicines from FDA inspection—were humiliating and unacceptable.
President Mahama defended Ghana's Cabinet decision to reject a proposed $100 million US health compact, saying its conditions—including requirements to share Ghana's pathogen profile and medical records, provide counterpart funding, and exempt US medicines from FDA inspection—were humiliating and unacceptable.
President Mahama told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York that Ghana's Accra Reset initiative aims to build African capacity in critical sectors like healthcare rather than depend on external assistance. He cited a $174 million withdrawal of US development support and a reported $74 million annual health financing gap as evidence for the need for health sovereignty, including local medicine and vaccine manufacturing.
President Mahama told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York that the Accra Reset was prompted by a $174 million withdrawal in programmed development support, exposing vulnerabilities in health and other sectors, and reinforces the need for African health sovereignty. He also addressed Sahel security challenges linked to Libya conflict aftermath and called for ECOWAS-AES dialogue to fight terrorism through regional cooperation.
President John Dramani Mahama said Cabinet rejected a US health compact after flagging demands for Ghana's pathogen profile and citizens' medical records, along with conditions requiring Ghana to fund the programme and bar the Food and Drugs Authority from inspecting medicines under it.
President Mahama rejected a proposed US health compact that would have replaced USAID funding, citing unacceptable provisions including requirements to share Ghana's pathogen profile and medical records with the United States, as well as concerns over counterpart funding commitments and regulatory authority of the Food and Drugs Authority.
President John Dramani Mahama has explained Ghana's rejection of a proposed US health compact, saying the Ministry of Health identified provisions that raised concerns over Ghana's health data, financing obligations, and regulatory authority. The agreement would have required Ghana to share its pathogen profile and medical records with the United States, commit specified counterpart funding, and exempt medicines supplied under the programme from inspection by Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority.
President Mahama told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York that combating terrorism in the Sahel requires stronger regional and international cooperation, linking instability to the Libya conflict, arms proliferation, and terrorist group movement. Ghana is strengthening surveillance and intelligence-sharing with neighbouring countries as part of broader efforts to address regional security challenges.
President Mahama says listing 10 state-owned enterprises on the Ghana Stock Exchange will strengthen corporate governance, create protection from political interference, and ensure state companies operate with greater accountability and focus on financial performance.
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President John Dramani Mahama travelled to New York to participate in the 81st United Nations General Assembly, where he will deliver Ghana's statement at the main General Debate and host two high-level side events on African renewal, global development, and cultural heritage restitution.
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