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Kwabena Mintah Akandoh

Also known as: Minister for Health · the Minister for Health · Mr Akandoh · Minister of Health · Minister for Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh · the Minister of Health

Ghana's Health Minister; central to government healthcare initiatives including the National Health Compact and World Bank "Fit to Prosper" strategy.

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is leading Ghana's partnership with the World Bank to launch "Fit to Prosper," a regional health strategy for West and Central Africa aimed at strengthening healthcare systems and addressing financing gaps. He is concurrently facing a defamation lawsuit from Lightwave eHealthcare Solutions over contract dispute allegations, with the court permitting substituted service after the company alleged he made false statements about its healthcare facility contracts.

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Health Ministry launches National Health Compact to reform sector

The News

Ghana's Health Ministry has outlined reforms through a proposed National Health Compact aimed at improving coordination, financing, and accountability to achieve Universal Health Coverage. The initiative emphasizes primary healthcare, sustainable financing, local pharmaceutical production, and disease preparedness amid rising non-communicable diseases.

Why it matters

Health Ministry's National Health Compact outlines comprehensive sector reforms to improve coordination and Universal Health Coverage progress.

14 hours ago · Joy Online →

Yesterday

  1. Health Ministry launches National Health Compact to reform sector

    Ghana's Health Ministry has outlined reforms through a proposed National Health Compact aimed at improving coordination, financing, and accountability to achieve Universal Health Coverage. The initiative emphasizes primary healthcare, sustainable financing, local pharmaceutical production, and disease preparedness amid rising non-communicable diseases.

    14 hours ago · Joy Online →

  2. Weija-Gbawe MP calls for opening of completed children's hospital

    The MP for Weija-Gbawe has urged President Mahama and the Health Minister to open a completed 120-bed specialist children's hospital in the constituency, saying the facility is fully equipped and ready for use but remains closed, denying residents access to critical healthcare services.

    15 hours ago · Joy Online →

  3. Opoku-Agyemang commends Ghana Medical Trust Fund's healthcare progress

    Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang visited the Ghana Medical Trust Fund to assess progress on an initiative aimed at improving healthcare delivery. She commended the leadership's vision and execution, noting the work is critical to Ghana's healthcare future.

    16 hours ago · Joy Online →

  4. Weija-Gbawe MP demands operationalization of completed children's hospital

    Jerry Ahmed Shaib, MP for Weija-Gbawe, is calling on the government to urgently open a completed children's specialist hospital in his constituency, citing unexplained delays despite multiple engagements with the Minister of Health. He warns that the delays are worsening healthcare challenges for residents, particularly women and children.

    16 hours ago · Joy Online →

  5. World Bank launches health strategy for West, Central Africa

    The World Bank has launched a regional strategy in Accra to transform health systems in Ghana and neighbouring West and Central African countries, aiming to improve health outcomes, support productivity, and create jobs while strengthening collaboration and resilience amid fiscal constraints.

    5 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  6. World Bank launches regional health strategy in Accra

    The World Bank unveiled its "Fit to Prosper" strategy to strengthen health systems and drive job creation across West and Central Africa at a high-level event in Accra. Ghana's Health Minister highlighted government initiatives including the Free Primary Healthcare programme and Ghana Medical Trust Fund (MahamaCares) as efforts to reduce financial barriers to healthcare.

    5 May 2026 · The Chronicle →

Monday 4 May

  1. World Bank launches health strategy for West and Central Africa

    The World Bank has introduced a regional health strategy called "Fit to Prosper" to address financing gaps and weak healthcare systems in West and Central Africa, prioritising resilient health systems, primary healthcare investment, community health workers, and sustainable domestic financing.

    4 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Ghana, World Bank launch regional health strategy for West and Central Africa

    The Ministry of Health and the World Bank Group have launched a Regional Health, Nutrition and Population Strategy titled "Fit to Prosper" to strengthen healthcare systems across West and Central Africa by addressing infectious diseases, malnutrition, and non-communicable diseases while positioning health as a driver of economic growth.

    4 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Ghana and World Bank launch regional health strategy for West and Central Africa

    Ghana's Ministry of Health has partnered with the World Bank Group to launch a Regional Health, Nutrition and Population Strategy, titled "Fit to Prosper," targeting infectious diseases, malnutrition, and non-communicable diseases across West and Central Africa. Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh stressed the need for coordinated regional action while highlighting Ghana's efforts to expand primary healthcare and strengthen health infrastructure.

    4 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Sunday 3 May

  1. NPP deputy criticises government health sector recruitment as unfair

    NPP Deputy Protocol Director Kwabena Frimpong has accused the current government of abandoning its 1:3:3 employment model campaign promise and introducing an opaque, inconsistent health recruitment system that merges multiple graduating cohorts and risks favouritism, contrasting it with the structured posting system used under the previous administration.

    3 May 2026 · Joy Online →

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