Afrigather Accra, Ghana – Ghana, underneath the management of the Ministry of Well being on Friday 14 April 2023 commemorated the 2023 World Well being Day and launched the yearlong celebration of the 75 anniversaries of the World Well being Group (WHO), with a dedication from all stakeholders to strengthen collaboration with WHO to attain Well being For All Ghanaians.
Performing the launch in Accra, the Minister for Well being, Hon. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu underscored the important position WHO has performed in supporting Ghana’s well being sector agenda over the a long time and expressed Ghana’s steady assist for the group in its efforts to advertise well being for all.
“Over time WHO has set the general public well being agenda, developed and promoted norms and requirements and spearheaded efforts to strengthen well being programs, get rid of, eradicate and management illnesses,” Hon. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu famous. “The Authorities of Ghana anticipates an much more fruitful collaboration with WHO to completely operationalize the Common Well being Protection (UHC) roadmap”.
The WHO Consultant to Ghana, Dr Francis Kasolo praised the collaboration between Ghana and WHO which helps to strengthen the well being sector and promote the attainment of UHC and the Sustainable Growth Objective 3.
“WHO and Ghana has stood shoulder to shoulder over the a long time to strengthen well being safety, construct resilient well being programs and successfully take care of communicable and noncommunicable illnesses”, Dr Kasolo mentioned. “Subsequently, this seventy fifth anniversary is a second to mirror the general public well being successes of the previous and are available along with science, options, and solidarity to handle future challenges”.
Delivering a public lecture on the theme; “WHO yesterday, as we speak and the longer term”, the Basis Vice-Chancellor of the College of Well being and Allied Sciences, Professor Fred Binka referred to as for stronger assist from member states and companions to strengthen WHO’s management in International Public Well being.
“Now greater than ever, the world wants WHO given the rising international public well being challenges,” Professor Fred Binka emphasised. “Member states and companions should improve assist to make sure an unbiased and well-functioning WHO in order that it might probably proceed to ship on its mandate”.
The launch was attended by Diplomats, heads of Authorities Companies, Growth Companions, heads of United Nations Companies in Ghana, former and present employees of WHO and different stakeholders.
The yearlong celebration of the anniversary in Ghana will see the rollout of campaigns partaking Authorities, companions, and the general public to share their tales of what well being means to them. Planning across the international Well being Days, particular month-to-month themes might be recognized to collectively have fun public well being achievements and spotlight the pertinent challenges impeding the acceleration of common well being protection (UHC) and health-related SDGs.
