President John Mahama has highlighted Ghana’s efforts to safeguard health programs in the face of declining international assistance, pointing to his administration’s decision to uncap the National Health Insurance Fund, which generated an additional GHS 3.5 billion for the scheme.
Speaking at a high-level side event in New York on Tuesday, themed “Accra Reset: Reimagining Global Governance for Health and Development,” he said the reform allowed Ghana to offset funding gaps that emerged when United States Agency for International Development (USAID) cut support.
The President noted that external health funding is declining rapidly, citing recent cuts by the U.S. Congress of $8 billion from international assistance and the termination of USAID contracts valued at $54 billion.
“With the additional revenue, we were able to bridge the USAID funding gap so that critical health programs could continue.”
The event brought together world leaders and experts to push for stronger cooperation on global health and development, with Ghana using its platform to call for new approaches to financing and governance.
