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Mahama Urges African Leaders to Treat Health Spending as Economic Investment
07 Aug 2025 12:49 GMT
… John Mahama challenged African governments to … funding and innovation. “Africa cannot continue to … Mahama announced Ghana is uncapping its National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS … including former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Liberia’s Ellen …
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African Leaders, Experts convene in Accra to champion Health Sovereignty
07 Aug 2025 10:36 GMT
… redefine Africa’s place in global health governance, African … of the National Health Insurance Scheme, the Ghana Medical Trust … leadership shown by Ghana and other African nations and … African governments in the driver’s seat of their health systems.
“Africa …
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Allocate 25% of health insurance funds to manage the health ...
06 Aug 2025 19:21 GMT
Former Nigerian President, Oluṣẹgun Ọbasanjọ, has called on African governments to dedicate … at least 25 percent of their health insurance … no country in Africa today that doesn’t have health insurance in one …
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Rebased GDP Exposes Nigeria’s Low Productivity — NESG
07 Aug 2025 07:24 GMT
… with millions of Nigerians still lacking health insurance, access to … rebased GDP placed Nigeria as Africa’s largest … industrial interventions in Nigeria.”
Iyola maintained that … Babalola, Country Director, Nigeria International Budget Partnership, called …
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Ghana Launches Health Sovereignty Push with Funding Overhaul
07 Aug 2025 05:37 GMT
… influence.
At the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in … withdrawals nearly collapsed Ghana’s Community-Based … government “uncapped” National Health Insurance Scheme financing, injecting $270 … hierarchies, demanding African-led solutions.
Ghana’s NHIS expansion …
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IHME’s 2025 Roux Prize awarded to rural health equity advocate – recognized for advancing access to oral health care in Nigeria
06 Aug 2025 16:36 GMT
… BMJ Global Health, Punch Nigeria, and Daily Trust further … oral health into Nigeria’s universal health coverage plans and regional … of the Young African Leaders Initiative RLC, West Africa, and an … community-driven innovation across Africa and beyond.
As the …
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Akandoh urges African govts not to rely on donors but fund health from national budgets
06 Aug 2025 15:47 GMT
… in Accra on Tuesday, criticised Africa’s reliance on external donors … its citizens.
He mentioned Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), CHPS compounds … declare a powerful truth: African problems demand African solutions.”
He questioned whether …
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President Mahama introduces health task force to realign Ghana’s budget with health priorities
06 Aug 2025 14:48 GMT
… 5, 2025, during the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra … with drug shortages.
“In Ghana, our community-based health … We have uncapped our National Health Insurance Scheme financing, opening up an … Africa,” he said.
He ended his remarks by urging African …
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Africa Health Sovereignty Summit: Let’s redesign health system – Pres Mahama
06 Aug 2025 12:16 GMT
… facilitating political dialogue among African Heads of State … has uncapped the National Health Insurance Scheme financing to … and deeper health coverage, rolled out the Ghana Medical Trust … governance architecture, regionally, Africa scaled its home-grown …
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Africa must be the architect of its own health destiny – Prez Mahama
06 Aug 2025 10:49 GMT
… African nations manage health systems and respond to future pandemics.
The Africa … announced that Ghana had uncapped financing for the National Health Insurance Scheme, unlocking … space to deepen health coverage. He also launched the Ghana Medical Trust Fund …