President John Mahama on Monday joined fellow African heads of state and government at a high-level meeting of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in New York.
The session, held under the theme “Securing Africa’s Health Sovereignty: Political Leadership for Sustainable Health Financing, Local Manufacturing, and Pandemic Preparedness”, underscored the continent’s determination to strengthen health systems in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The gathering comes ahead of the official opening of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.
In his remarks, President Mahama stressed the urgent need for Africa to take ownership of its health security, insisting that investments in healthcare must be treated as central to development.
“Health is not a cost. It is the engine of productivity and the foundation of sovereignty,” he declared.
On Tuesday, Mahama will continue this conversation when he hosts a side event at 8:00 p.m. GMT on the theme “The Accra Reset: Reimagining Global Governance for Health and Development.”
The dialogue is expected to bring together global leaders, development partners, and policymakers to explore fresh approaches to health governance and cooperation.
Mahama’s contribution comes as African leaders push for sustainable health financing, local vaccine production, and stronger pandemic preparedness, with the aim of making the continent more resilient and less dependent during global health crises.
Source: Adomonline
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