The Member of Parliament for Daffiama/Bussie/Issa in the Upper West Region and the Vice Chairperson of Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has welcomed the Government decision to continue to expand access to quality healthcare in line with the Universal Health Coverage roadmap as captured in the paragraph 590 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana for the 2026 Financial Year.
In the same paragraph, government noted that the NHIF was uncapped to provide stable financing for vaccines, essential commodities, HIV services, and the Free Primary Health Care initiative under MahamaCares.
The MP also appreciated the fact that “a comprehensive climate vulnerability assessment guided actions against climate-sensitive diseases such as malaria and cholera. Infection Prevention and Control was elevated to a national strategy, and the HPV vaccination for girls was rolled out nationwide”.
Public health surveillance remained active, with successful containment of Mpox, meningitis, and cholera outbreaks.
Dr. Sebastian Sandaare again lauded the National Health Sector Gender Policy for promoting gender equity in workforce participation and access to care in Ghana as the budget talked about strengthening global partnerships with GAVI, Pfizer, and the UK Trade Envoy to expand health financing and innovation.
In related development the budget in paragraph 594 talked the Centre for Plant Medicine Research validated the long-term efficacy of four herbal medicines, reinforcing Ghana’s leadership in traditional medicine research.
“The National Cleft Centre was established at KATH, and forensic laboratories are being developed for DNA and toxicology analysis. The National Ambulance Service trained 500 EMTs, while 6,000 youth were trained as first-aid responders, according to the budget.
