President Mahama discusses health-related matters with top UN officials
President John Dramani Mahama hosted top global health leaders at the Jubilee House in Accra for high-level talks on continental public health. The delegation included UN Under-Secretary-General and UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, alongside Joy Phumaphi, Executive Secretary of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA). Their discussions centered on improving public health cooperation, strengthening immunisation systems, and combating HIV/AIDS and malaria across the African continent. President Mahama reiterated the need for Africa to champion its own vaccine production.
He briefed the delegation about the "Accra Reset," which he initiated in 2025, to serve as a Global South response to structural inequities in international cooperation. Ghana has embarked on an ambitious initiative to enhance local production of vaccines. President Mahama also informed the UN officials about the launch of the Free Primary Health Care programme (FPHC) in Ghana. Under the FPHC programme, all citizens are eligible to free basic medical services at primary facilities without a health insurance card. Madam Byanyima praised President Mahama for championing health sovereignty.
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President John Dramani Mahama met with top UN health officials, including Winnie Byanyima and Joy Phumaphi, to discuss public health cooperation and
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