Ghana's Mahama Urges Health Spending as Investment

Ghana's Mahama Urges Health Spending as Investment

Ghana's President John Mahama told African leaders on 3 October 2026 that health spending is an economic investment and not a budget cost.

Mahama calls for health to be treated as an investable sector in Africa

President John Dramani Mahama has called for a fundamental shift in how Africa approaches healthcare, urging the continent to treat health as an investable economic sector rather than a budgetary cost. Addressing the Health Plenary of the Alamein Africa Forum in Egypt, President Mahama advocated increased investment in local pharmaceutical manufacturing, regional value chains and […]

Treat health as investable economic sector, not social expenditure… Pres Mahama urges African govts

PRESIDENT John Dramani Mahama has called on African governments, financiers and industrialists to treat health as an investable economic sector and not as a social expenditure, to achieve health sovereignty for the continent. Delivering the keynote address at the Health Plenary of the Africa Forum in El Alamein, Egypt, on Saturday, on the theme: “Investing …

Mahama Calls for Africa to Treat Health as an Economic Sector, Not a Charitable Cost

President John Dramani Mahama has urged African leaders to prioritise health sovereignty as part of a broader continental strategy to secure Africa rsquo;s long-term health and economic future .

"Ghana is moving from consumer to producer of health products" - President Mahama

By: Celestine Avi and Seth Eyiah Alimein, Egypt- President John Dramani Mahama says Ghana is positioning its health sector for greater self-reliance through expanded healthcare coverage, free primary healthcare and stronger domestic capacity to produce essential health products. He says the measures form part of the government’s broader Accra Reset agenda. President Mahama was delivering […]

Health is a high-growth investable sector, not charity - Mahama tells African leaders

"Health is not a charitable cause; it is an investable, high-growth economic sector. It drives human capital, manufacturing, job creation, and macroeconomic stability."