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Ghana rejects US health compact over sovereignty concerns
President John Dramani Mahama has defended Ghana's decision to reject a proposed health financing compact from the United States. The agreement was intended to replace funding previously provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Mahama described the terms of the compact as “humiliating” and an affront to Ghana's sovereignty. Key objections raised by the Ghanaian Cabinet included provisions that would require the country to hand over its pathogen profile—the data on diseases endemic to Ghana—and provide access to citizens' medical records.
Additionally, the President noted that the compact required Ghana to provide counterpart funding and included clauses that would have restricted the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) from inspecting certain medical products brought into the country under the arrangement. The Ghanaian government has since informed the United States that it intends to manage its healthcare needs independently.
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Council on Foreign Relations · Food and Drugs Authority · Ghana · John Dramani Mahama · United States · United States Agency for International Development
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- [● 2 SOURCES] President Mahama stated he is unfazed by personal attacks and insults directed at him.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The President's Executive Secretary has written to the Ghana Journalists Association regarding social media content.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The President questioned the necessity of arresting social media users for trivial or incendiary comments.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Mahama proposed a stakeholder forum involving the Ghana Journalists Association and the Media Foundation for West Africa to discuss online regulation.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The government has acquired the right-of-way for the Accra-Kumasi Expressway.
- [● 8 SOURCES] The proposed US health compact required Ghana to provide its pathogen profile and citizens' medical records. ghananewss.com · kessbenonline.com · nukunya.com · onuaonline.com · opemsuo.com · +3 more
- [● 8 SOURCES] President Mahama stated that the Ghanaian Cabinet rejected the US health compact in record time. chale.news · ghananewss.com · kessbenonline.com · nukunya.com · onuaonline.com · +3 more
- [● 9 SOURCES] The US health compact was intended to replace existing health sector funding provided by USAID. chale.news · ghananewss.com · kessbenonline.com · nukunya.com · onuaonline.com · +4 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] The compact included provisions that would have limited the Food and Drugs Authority's ability to inspect imported medical products. ghananewss.com · nukunya.com · onuaonline.com · opemsuo.com · www.pulse.com.gh · +1 more
- [● 7 SOURCES] The compact required Ghana to provide counterpart funding as part of the health program. ghananewss.com · nukunya.com · onuaonline.com · opemsuo.com · 3news.com · +2 more
- [● 8 SOURCES] President Mahama characterized the US health compact as humiliating and an affront to Ghana's sovereignty. chale.news · ghananewss.com · nukunya.com · onuaonline.com · opemsuo.com · +3 more