The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has raised worry over the growing number of deaths in Ghana due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, diabetes, and malignancies, among others, kill more people than malaria and HIV/AIDS, according to him.
On April 12, 2022, in Accra, he gave an interview on the margins of the International Strategic Dialogue on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs).
Ghana's Minister of Health bemoans the rise in the incidence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).
Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, who has been working to combat childhood cancers, expressed concern about the high prevalence of non-communicable diseases among children. As a result, she has emphasized the need for additional health personnel to be trained in dealing with NCDs.
Many individuals are dying from NCDs, according to Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, the President's Health Advisor. He urged international leaders to strive tirelessly to halt the downward trend.
Dr. Nsiah Asare detailed some of the government of Ghana's initiatives and announced the establishment of the Global Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Compact 2020-2030, which seeks to save the lives of 50 million people by 2030.
Otherworld leaders who participated in the debate, both digitally and in person, pledged to help reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in their nations, despite the fact that NCDs are predicted to kill 41 million people each year.