Michelle Keane, the World Bank’s Operations Manager for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, has led a delegation on a courtesy visit to Ghana’s Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to strengthen collaboration and discuss ongoing health sector initiatives.

The meeting focused on enhancing existing partnerships and identifying new areas of cooperation to improve healthcare delivery across the country.

During the engagement, Michelle Keane highlighted the need for reforms aimed at retaining physician assistants who have been temporarily engaged to provide essential healthcare services at various health centres.

In response, Hon. Akandoh outlined the government’s key health priorities, including the establishment of a Medical Trust Fund, the provision of free primary healthcare, the construction of regional hospitals, and the upgrade of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital into a fully functioning teaching hospital under its second phase of development.

The Minister also expressed optimism about future support from the World Bank, particularly in strengthening Ghana’s disease surveillance systems.

Reassuring the delegation of the government’s commitment to collaboration, Hon. Akandoh pledged his full support for World Bank projects, assuring that his office would remain open and attentive to the Bank’s initiatives.

He further emphasized the importance of fortifying the health sector, noting its direct impact on national productivity and economic stability