"Globally, tobacco-related diseases kill around 8 million people each year, including more than 1 million deaths from second-hand smoke" ~ Dr @BrakaFiona speaking at the commemoration of the #WNTD2026
No #Ebola case has been recorded in Ghana, but preparedness remains key.
Led by Hon. @KMAkandoh, Minister for Health, we toured⬇️
1️⃣ Accra International Airport
2️⃣ @NMIMR_UG
3️⃣ Ga East Hospital
to assess readiness and strengthen measures for early detection & response.
We have donated equipment and supplies to @mohgovgh as part of Ghana’s #Ebola preparedness activities.
While Ghana has not recorded a case, this support strengthens preparedness and response capacity.
We continue to work together to keep Ghana safe.
Dr. @BrakaFiona’s North East Regional tour ends with visits to 3 facilities in the East Mamprusi District.
She visited⬇️
1️⃣ Baptist Medical Centre 2️⃣ Bowku CHPS 3️⃣ Langbinsi Health Centre
She commended health workers & volunteers for their dedication to serving communities.
At Binde Hospital, Dr @BrakaFiona thanked health workers for their dedication to delivering care and supporting cross-border health and surveillance under challenging conditions.
The facility is a rural hospital serving hard-to-reach communities along the Ghana–Togo border.
It’s Day 2 of Dr @BrakaFiona’s tour in the North East Region.
Today, we are at Binde Hospital in the Bunkpurugu/Nakpanduri District.
Here, the team is engaging health workers to learn more about their work and the realities they navigate in delivering essential health services.
Behind every vaccination success story are health workers going the extra mile to ensure no child is left behind.
In Zagua, reaching children with vaccines means travelling long distances, but Selina keeps going to reach every child.
Read more➡️ https://t.co/ssWzGqDcdu
Dr. @BrakaFiona paid a courtesy call on the Nayiri, His Royal Majesty Naa Bohagu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga, overlord of Mamprugu
Discussions focused on the vital role of traditional leaders in building trust in health services & strengthening partnerships to improve health outcomes
Dr. @BrakaFiona’s regional familiarization tour has reached the North East Region.
She first paid a courtesy call on Regional Minister, Hon. Ibrahim Tia.
Over the next 3 days, she will be engaging stakeholders to gain firsthand insight into health service delivery in the region
We joined the 8th Handover Ceremony of the Executive Board of @Saafricango.
Over the years, the society has supported advocacy, partnerships & action towards ending HIV/AIDS across Africa.
We look forward to strengthening collaboration to advance better health outcomes for all
Yesterday evening, the @DigHealthRights hosted a public panel event at the @GVAGrad: Participatory Action Research Across Borders – Perspectives from the Digital Health and Rights Project.
💬The discussion reflected on years of collaboration between researchers, communities, and young people working at the intersection of digital health, human rights, and participation; exploring what meaningful participation really looks like, alongside the challenges and lessons for future digital rights work.
🙏Huge thanks to everyone who joined us in person and online.
🎥 Recording coming soon!
#CostsOfConnection
There must be #NoExcuse and #ZeroTolerance for Sexual Exploitation, Abuse & Harassment.
Today, we are engaging implementing partners under the Pandemic Fund project to strengthen safeguards, accountability and awareness on #PRSEAH across all stages of project implementation.
Nurses are the largest group of health workers in Ghana and are often the first people we encounter in healthcare.
As we commemorate International Nurses Day, we celebrate their
✅compassion,
✅dedication and
✅lifesaving contributions
to communities across the country.
Experts and policymakers from across Africa are in Accra for a regional workshop on the governance of emerging genetic biocontrol agents.
The workshop is piloting the WHO–OECD Toolkit to strengthen governance and policy for innovative technologies to combat diseases.
The 2nd Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum comes to a close today.
The closing ceremony is underway, bringing together stakeholders and partners to reaffirm commitments to investing in, protecting and strengthening Africa’s health workforce for the future. #PlanTrainRetain
We hosted partners to validate the new National Strategy for the Development of Statistics.
It focused on strengthening data systems to produce timely, reliable data that informs policy, planning & accountability & drive investment in data for better decisions & impact in Ghana.
At the opening of the 2nd Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum, @ProfJanabi shared a powerful story, revealing the real cost of Africa’s health workforce gaps.
A life-saving surgery. The skill was there. The science was there, but the team was incomplete.
Watch & Reflect⬇️
H.E @NJOAgyemang, Vice President of Ghana, has officially opened the 2nd Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum.
She left us with a powerful message⬇️
“We must plan, train, and deploy health workers effectively; employ them sustainably; and retain them with dignity”.
Watch⬇️
2024 was Windhoek, Namibia🇳🇦.
2026 is Accra, Ghana🇬🇭.
Different times, different locations,but the agenda remains the same➡️ Africa’s health workforce.
At the opening of the 2nd Africa Health Workforce Investment Forum, Ghana’s Health Minister, @KMAkandoh shares more ⬇️
The State of the Health Workforce in Africa 2026 report has officially been launched.
It highlights the urgent need to strengthen how we plan, train, and retain the health workforce required to deliver #HealthForAll.
Read more ➡️ https://t.co/MJRUDPrp7y
#PlanTrainRetain