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… He noted that the situation is being compounded by declining traditional donor assistance, citing OECD projections that health aid could fall by between 29% and 46% compared with 2024 levels. …
Mahama urges African governments to treat healthcare as an investment, not budget costJoy Online
… President Mahama indicated that traditional donor assistance is declining, with OECD projections indicating health aid will decrease by 29 to 46 per cent compared to 2024 levels. …
Make health sovereignty a priority for Africa – MahamaJoy Online
… President Mahama indicated that traditional donor assistance is declining, with OECD projections indicating health aid will decrease by 29 to 46 per cent compared to 2024 levels. …
Health sovereignty a priority for 1.4b Africans – President Mahama declaresJoy Online
… Value for Money Starts With Governance Modern boardroom governance principles already place strategy, major expenditure and risk oversight firmly within board responsibility, a discipline reflected in global frameworks such as the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, whic …
What Is Wrong With Us: We sign off on value for money before we have even defined itJoy Online
… The presentation was made on the “State of Ghana’s AI in Health Policy and Guidelines Development, Data and Infrastructure, Workforce Readiness, and Alignment with WHO, OECD and EU Standards” at the International Conference on AI in Healthcare and Pharma (ICAIH 2026) on Wednesday …
Health Ministry develops AI policy to guide safe use of artificial intelligence in Ghana’s healthcare systemThe Ghanaian Times
… He cited global frameworks by UNESCO, the OECD and the National Science Foundation as evidence that interdisciplinary research was essential for building sustainable, knowledge-based economies. …
Break academic silos to solve national challenges — ScholarsJoy Online
… To begin with, the platforms’ addictive and manipulative features must be banned.” Across OECD countries in 2022, at least half of 15-year-olds in most countries spent 30 hours or more per week on digital devices, including learning activities in or out of school. …
France becomes the first EU country to ban social media for childrenJoy Online
… The OECD (2020) also identifies infrastructure investment as a driver of economic growth, job creation, and national development. …
Ghana’s real sporting crisis lies beyond the pitchJoy Online
… Morgan on Wednesday lowered its second-half 2026 Brent crude oil price forecast due to lower-than-expected OECD commercial inventory draws and softer demand for oil. …
Brent settles at lowest since before start of Iran war as more tankers exit HormuzBusiness & Financial Times
… What Strong Governance Looks Like in PE-Backed Firms Globally, leading private equity firms increasingly adopt governance frameworks aligned with standards promoted by organizations such as the OECD, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and ESG-focused institutional investors. …
Ghana’s Pe-Backed Firms need stronger corporate governancePresident John Mahama has urged African governments and investors to reframe healthcare as an economic investment rather than a budget cost, arguing that increased spending can drive economic growth, create jobs, and strengthen human capital across the continent. He cited research showing basic emergency and maternal care could generate $87 in returns for every dollar invested.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President John Mahama has urged African governments and investors to reframe healthcare as an economic investment rather than a budget cost, arguing that increased spending can drive economic growth, create jobs, and strengthen human capital across the continent. He cited research showing basic emergency and maternal care could generate $87 in returns for every dollar invested.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
President Mahama has called on African leaders to treat health as an investable, high-growth economic sector rather than a charitable cost, positioning health sovereignty and economic security of Africa's 1.4 billion people as a continental priority.
4 October 2026 · Joy Online →
At the Alamein Africa Forum in Egypt, President Mahama called on African leaders to make health sovereignty a priority for the continent's 1.4 billion people, arguing that health should be treated as an investable, high-growth economic sector rather than a charitable cost. He cited evidence that investment in basic maternal and newborn care yields significant economic returns for every dollar invested.
3 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Developing economies often commit vast sums to deciding what to buy but reflect little on what that spending should ultimately build, resulting in technically sound projects that leave countries no stronger than before the contract was signed. The article argues that value for money is fundamentally a boardroom governance failure, requiring strategic intent and measurable outcomes to be defined before procurement begins.
31 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ministry of Health is developing a comprehensive National AI Health Policy and Guidelines to provide a legal, ethical and operational framework for safe and equitable adoption of AI across Ghana's healthcare system. The policy aims to strengthen governance, data protection, digital infrastructure, workforce readiness and regulatory oversight to ensure AI supports improved healthcare delivery while safeguarding patient rights.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Leading academics have called for postgraduate training in Ghana to shift from traditional thesis writing towards research delivering practical solutions to socio-economic challenges such as youth unemployment, climate change, and economic pressures. They emphasized the need for higher education to move away from disciplinary silos and foster interdisciplinary research with industry links.
5 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
French lawmakers voted to ban social media use for children under 15, with the bill set to take effect this school year after President Emmanuel Macron signs it into law. The ban makes France the first EU country to impose such a restriction, following Australia's implementation of a ban for under-16s last year.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's real sporting crisis is not groundskeepers' efforts to rehabilitate Baba Yara Sports Stadium, but decades of infrastructure neglect despite financial benefits since the country's 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. The author calls for a long-term national strategy to maintain stadiums rather than reactive repairs before tournaments.
10 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Brent crude futures closed at $73.74 a barrel on Wednesday, down 4.3%, after oil tankers resumed exiting the Strait of Hormuz with military escorts. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said around 20 million barrels exited the strait in the last 24 hours and that flows are now similar to pre-conflict levels, though Iranian mines had delayed normal navigation.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Corporate governance is a strategic driver of value creation and exit readiness in private equity. Ghana's PE market, where exit routes remain limited, has recorded 51 total exits with 77.3% occurring between 2019 and 2023, mostly through strategic buyers.
4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
An opinion piece argues that while Ghana's government has a valid legal basis for the National Information Technology Authority Bill 2025 under existing acts and subsidiary legislation, the country should focus on whether the approach serves a thriving digital economy, not merely on legal validity or political debate.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Persistent losses by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) pose a risk to Ghana's fiscal balance and debt sustainability following the IMF bailout, according to a corporate governance consultant. The article contextualizes Ghana's SOE sector from independence through economic crises of the 1980s–90s, which reduced government capacity to finance operations and worsened SOE performance.
19 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana's Deputy Chief of Staff warned at an OECD conference in Paris that Official Development Assistance fell 23.1 per cent in 2025, with sub-Saharan Africa losing more than 26 per cent in bilateral aid and African debt servicing now exceeding external inflows. Ghana presented the "Accra Reset," an initiative co-founded by President Mahama, as Africa's response to reshape global development cooperation.
17 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An analysis by Dr. Samuel Kenneth Adolphus Bernard Crabbe argues that Ghana's agriculture represents a structural mismatch between finance and subsistence farming: the sector employs a large share of the labour force but produces disproportionately low income per worker. The article compares Ghana's situation with the Netherlands, which has transformed agriculture into a high-productivity, technology-intensive sector deeply integrated into value chains.
30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
According to Dr. Kofi Anokye Owusu-Darko, the EU, US, China, ASEAN, and the Andean Community have each developed their own AI regulatory frameworks reflecting their distinct political philosophies and strategic interests, but Africa has not yet decided what its own rules should govern or whether it has fully confronted this question.
29 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana launched its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025 to 2035) on 24 April 2026, marking a milestone in the country's tech development. The strategy aims to harness AI for inclusive growth across all sectors and improve people's lives, following earlier IT policy efforts including ICT4D.
26 April 2026 · Joy Online →