President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled plans to retool and modernise health facilities across Ghana, positioning the country at the forefront of Africa’s health transformation agenda.
The initiative, Mahama explained, aligns with continental priorities under Agenda 2063, Africa’s New Public Health Order, and global commitments outlined in SDG 3, all of which call for African nations to move from ambition to concrete action.
Speaking at the WHX Leaders Africa Summit in Accra on Tuesday, December 9, the president highlighted that the retooling programme will be implemented through strategic public–private partnerships, focusing on upgrading critical systems, including strengthening dialysis services and other specialised care.
“MahamaCare positions Ghana as a regional hub for special care, advanced research, and cutting-edge innovation. To complement this, we will also implement a universal free primary health programme, ensuring that cost never prevents a Ghanaian from accessing essential health services,” he said.
President Mahama also called on global vaccine manufacturers to partner with African governments to establish vaccine production hubs on the continent.
“We urge vaccine manufacturers to collaborate with us to build African vaccine production hubs. We also call on pharmaceutical companies to expand into biological generics for essential medicine manufacturing in Africa,” he added.
