World Bank Ghana

World Bank Group Vice President for People, Mamta Murthi, recently visited Accra for a series of high-level engagements focused on Ghana's human capital agenda.

During the visit, she led the launch of the Western and Central Africa Health, Nutrition, and Population Strategy ; toured the Opportunities Industrialization Technical Institute to engage with students and educators on skills development; participated in a high-level roundtable on advancing Universal Health Coverage; and convened Ghana's leading CEOs for a discussion on ways to align education and skills training with private sector needs.

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By 2050, almost 1 in 5 young people will be living in Western & Central Africa, but health & nutrition deficits persist in the region. By investing in health today, countries can ensure that the next generation is not just fit to survive but . http://wrld.bg/6KkV50YWXGC

How can we get Western & Central Africa’s health systems in shape for the 21st century to ensure they are ? New World Bank Group health strategy lays out 5 opportunities where health systems can make major contributions to the region’s future: http://wrld.bg/hKkh50YWleO

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[NEWS] Western and Central African Leaders Launch a Roadmap to Tackle Health Crisis in the Region.

Health and finance ministers, representatives of development partners, the private sector, civil society, regional institutions, and youth leaders from Western and Central Africa gathered in Ghana to discuss ways to deliver better access to quality health care for communities across the region.

The event market the launch of the World Bank Group regional health strategy “𝐅𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫: 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚”.

The new strategy is built on three priorities:
👩🏾‍⚕️ Frontlines First: Strengthening service delivery with a focus on primary care
💵 Fixing Finance: Ensuring sustainable investment
💪 Future Fit: Building health system resilience

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