President John Mahama Advocates a Strong focus on Primary Health Care at a forum held in New York

President John Mahama has been sharing Ghana's success story in the health sector at a forum in New York, which he co-hosted with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and Norwegian Prime Minister, Erna Solberg.

 The Forum, dubbed' Securing a healthy Future', was in line with Goal 3 of the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals and an initiative of the three leaders, started earlier this year. 

It will help lay a global foundation for the early detection and effective containment of epidemics, and strengthen health systems across the world.  The initiative followed last year's Ebola outbreak in three West African Countries with cases reported in other countries including the US.

Mahama, Angela Merkel, Erna Solberg, and the UN Secretary General have set up a High Level Panel chaired by the President of Tanzania to come out with recommendations for a Global Response to Health Crisis.

 President Mahama advocated a strong focus on primary health care globally, indicating that the three affected Ebola countries suffered more because of weakened health systems as a result of decades of war.
 
President Mahama shared Ghana's efforts through the community volunteer model and the CHPS Compounds to enhance access to healthcare.
   
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