{
  "id": 10490672,
  "title": "Cabinet threw out US health compact faster than anything I’ve seen – Mahama",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/cabinet-threw-out-us-health-compact-faster-than-anything-ive-seen",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T16:29:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/cabinet-threw-out-us-health-compact-faster-than-anything-ive-seen-mahama/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Dramani Mahama commented that the Cabinet swiftly rejected the United States health compact, faster than he has ever witnessed such a response. The compact required Ghana to reveal its pathogen profile and citizens' medical records, which Mahama found humiliating. In a meeting with the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on September 25, 2026, the President explained that the Health Ministry studied the document and flagged several concerns. The first issue was the compulsory submission of Ghana's pathogen profile, a list of diseases endemic in the country. Mahama expressed confusion over the demand for medical records, questioning why another nation would require such sensitive data. The agreement also demanded financial contributions from Ghana and prohibited the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) from inspecting imported medicines or medical products. Mahama described these conditions as humiliating and emphasized that the Cabinet dealt with the document in record time. Upon hearing about the rejection, the Health Minister was instructed to inform the US Ambassador that Ghana did not require the compact.",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama says he has never seen Cabinet throw out anything as fast as it rejected the United States health compact, after it flagged demands for Ghana’s pathogen profile and citizens’ medical records. The President, who was speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Friday, September 25, 2026, said […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Prez Mahama justifies rejection of U.S. Health Compact, says it was humiliating",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/prez-mahama-justifies-rejection-of-u-s-health-compact-says-it-was",
        "published": "2026-09-28T14:39:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Why demand another country’s medical records? – Mahama on Ghana’s rejection of ‘humiliating’ US health compact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/why-demand-another-countrys-medical-records-mahama-on-ghanas",
        "published": "2026-09-28T14:52:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}