{"id":103466,"date":"2025-11-15T17:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T17:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103466"},"modified":"2025-11-15T17:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T17:56:46","slug":"health-minister-urges-gma-to-support-equity-driven-healthcare-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=103466","title":{"rendered":"Health Minister urges GMA to support equity-driven healthcare reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>48 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has called on the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to actively support the government\u2019s renewed health sector reforms aimed at addressing long-standing inequalities in healthcare delivery.<\/p>\n<p>He said this at the GMA\u2019s 67th Annual Conference, themed <em>\u201cStrengthening Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) for Sustainable Healthcare Delivery<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/581038135_1269174655385749_5694085894112923620_n.jpg\" alt=\"Health Minister urges GMA to support equity-driven healthcare reforms\" class=\"wp-image-10032902072\" title=\"Health Minister urges GMA to support equity-driven healthcare reforms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/581038135_1269174655385749_5694085894112923620_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/581038135_1269174655385749_5694085894112923620_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/581038135_1269174655385749_5694085894112923620_n-768x511.jpg 768w, 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central role in bolstering public\u2013private collaboration, noting plans to open selected Agenda 111 facilities and key service areas, such as diagnostics and primary care, to strategic partnerships. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\"src=\"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/582286243_1269174665385748_1573108155753602952_n-2048x971.jpg\" alt=\"Health Minister urges GMA to support equity-driven healthcare reforms\" class=\"wp-image-10032902074\" title=\"Health Minister urges GMA to support equity-driven healthcare reforms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/582286243_1269174665385748_1573108155753602952_n-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/582286243_1269174665385748_1573108155753602952_n-300x142.jpg 300w, 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