{"id":1908,"date":"2026-08-07T13:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/?p=1908"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:07:04","slug":"african-union-extraordinary-summit-on-health-convened-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/african-union-extraordinary-summit-on-health-convened-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"AFRICAN UNION EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT ON HEALTH CONVENED IN GHANA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana and Chairman of the<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1905 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/754224779_18328706740257219_3425326485583275889_n-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/> Ghana AIDS Commission delivered the welcome address highlighting Ghana\u2019s commitment to leading collaborative efforts that will ensure every African country has access to quality healthcare without financial hardship.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">His speech set the tone for the session, calling on member states to prioritize inclusive health policies that address systemic disparities.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Heads of State, Health Ministers, and policymakers convened to advance continental health sovereignty, focusing on ending AIDS and TB by 2030, reducing maternal mortality, and boosting local pharmaceutical manufacturing. They reaffirmed their collective resolve to build a healthier and more equitable future for all<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_slider et_pb_slider_fullwidth_off et_pb_gallery_post_type\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/754463446_18328706764257219_4446834883555288907_n.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/754143668_18328706716257219_6803788127566487626_n.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/754224779_18328706740257219_3425326485583275889_n-1.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_slide\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/755870510_18328706725257219_3386251583442005059_n-1.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana and Chairman of the Ghana AIDS Commission delivered the welcome address highlighting Ghana\u2019s commitment to leading collaborative efforts that will ensure every African country has access to quality healthcare without financial hardship. His speech set the tone for the session, calling on member states [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1904,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-summit"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1908"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1914,"href":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1908\/revisions\/1914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ghanaids.gov.gh\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}