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11/09/2026

Have we been underestimating the toll of antimicrobial resistance?

The largest study of its kind from the Lancet followed nearly 10,000 hospital patients across 19 Asian countries and 41 hospitals and revealed a much bigger toll from drug-resistant infections than previously recognised.

New modelling suggests antimicrobial resistance could be responsible for roughly twice as many deaths from severe hospital infections as global modelling has estimated.

Read more on why better surveillance matters: https://bit.ly/4ci255v

11/09/2026

This African Traditional Medicine Day, we celebrate the potential of traditional knowledge to contribute to .

World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Ghana to strengthen the evidence, regulation and practice needed to unlock this potential and advance .

04/09/2026

Africa cannot afford to be a spectator. World Health Organization (WHO) is now calling it the second-largest and fastest-moving ebola outbreak in history.

From WHO's September 2 emergency briefing: As you know, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is already the second-largest on record, and the fastest-moving that we have ever seen. Yesterday the epidemic passed 6000 reported cases, and today it reached 3000 deaths. Local authorities reported 6,041 confirmed cases across six provinces, including 2,911 deaths, driven by active conflict zones, delayed detection and severely overstretched health systems. Ebola cases have been spreading primarily in the northeastern province of Ituri since May.

The response plan is finally continental: The World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa CDC on Monday announced a six-month Ebola response plan aimed at containing outbreaks in DRC and Uganda while strengthening preparedness across Africa. With a $319 million budget, $265 million is allocated for outbreak response in DRC and Uganda, while $54 million will go toward preparedness in 10 high-risk African countries. Ghana is not on that high-risk list, but 2014 taught West Africa that distance is NOT protection.

The good news: Ghana is not waiting.

Enhanced surveillance and screening measures have been introduced at airports, seaports, and land borders. Ghana's Health Minister assessed screening protocols at Kotoka International Airport, Ga East Municipal Hospital and Noguchi. At the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, the Director assured the facility is fully equipped with the required expertise, reagents, and laboratory equipment to respond effectively. WHO has donated critical supplies.

But this is where the September 2 briefing carries its sharpest message for Africa: Dr. Tedros made the case for increasing assessed contributions from member states to build a WHO resilient to funding shocks. A donor-dependent global health system will always buckle at the worst moment. Vigilance without financing is fragile.

Clinical trials for Ebola vaccines and therapeutics are expected around October to November. African nations cannot afford to be passive beneficiaries. We must be at the table, funding, sharing information, expertise and technology, and building local production capacity BEFORE the next outbreak arrives.



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On the 2nd of September 2026, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhano...

31/08/2026

31/08/2026

Following the June floods, we have handed over emergency health supplies to NADMO Ghana to strengthen Ghana’s preparedness and response to potential public health threats.

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31/08/2026

Together with Ghana Health Service, we visited the Ahafo Region to see first-hand how committed leadership, dedicated health workers and strong partnerships are driving progress in⬇️

🔹 Immunization
🔹 Maternal health
🔹 Disease prevention
🔹 Primary health care

Read more➡️ https://bit.ly/4qJtUJN

31/08/2026

Eliminating is within reach in Africa, but sustaining progress requires continued investment and collaboration.

During , health leaders & partners are explored ways to protect hard won gains and accelerate implementation of the WHO road map for the year 2021–2030.

31/08/2026

Africa's most trusted healthcare system has operated without a budget line for centuries and it is time we change that.

Traditional medicine is not a relic. It is a living primary health system that millions of Ghanaians turn to FIRST, before a clinic, before a pharmacy, before a doctor. Most Ghanaians depend on traditional, complementary and integrative medicine for primary healthcare needs, and across Africa, traditional medicine backed with scientific methods can make a significant contribution to achieving universal health coverage.

On African Traditional Medicine Day, the Ministry of Health has marked the 23rd African Traditional Medicine Day and the 26th Traditional Medicine Week to reflect government commitment to improving research, safety, and integration of herbal medicine. The message is clear: community trust is not a soft sentiment. It is health infrastructure.

For Ghana, UHC cannot happen without it. Ghana formally integrated herbal medicine into the primary healthcare system with initial implementation in 18 public hospitals, but national health insurance still does not fully cover it. Indigenous knowledge that has never been written down is at risk of being lost permanently. Documenting and validating it is not just cultural, it is a public health imperative for chronic disease, maternal health and mental well-being.

World Health Organization (WHO) has urged African countries to scale up the integration of traditional medicine into primary healthcare to advance Universal Health Coverage. The global shift toward natural, organic and holistic health is no longer fringe. It is mainstream. It positions Africa's traditional medicine as both a health asset and an economic asset.

The future of healthcare in Africa is integrative. The question is in who will build that bridge now.



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How can traditional medicine help advance universal health coverage...