{
  "id": 14035355,
  "title": "Mahama honoured at 2026 World Health Summit in Berlin for global health leadership",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/mahama-honoured-at-2026-world-health-summit-in-berlin-for-global",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-12T20:06:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-honoured-at-2026-world-health-summit-in-berlin-for-global-health-leadership/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the 2026 World Health Summit in Berlin, Ghana's Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, received an award for his \"outstanding leadership and commitment to advancing global health\". The prestigious Berliner Bär, inscribed with the World Health Summit logo, was presented to Mr Akandoh on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama. The award ceremony honored Mahama's efforts in steering Ghana's health system towards greater self-determination and solidarity.\n\nDuring his address at the summit, Mr Akandoh urged global health leaders to take a stronger role in shaping priorities and decisions that affect their populations. He asserted that global health should be designed with countries, not for them, and called on summit participants to work together to improve health outcomes and save lives. The minister highlighted Ghana's commitment to strengthening its health system, citing initiatives such as free primary healthcare, the Mahama Cares programme, increased immunisation investment, and efforts to mobilise domestic resources.\n\nMr Akandoh emphasized that resilient health systems must be built within countries, rather than relying solely on external support. He urged all participants to unite and reset their efforts to save more lives, echoing the words of President Mahama who had previously called for a shift from dependency to dignity, and from fragmented partnerships to shared leadership.",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has been honoured at the 2026 World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany, for what organisers described as his “outstanding leadership and commitment to advancing global health”. The award, a Berliner Bär bearing the World Health Summit insignia, was presented to Ghana’s Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, who received it on the President’s behalf. The…",
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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."
}