An agreement was made between France and Ghana to support the development of the nation's healthcare system.
According to the agreement, the nation would get more funding for scientific studies into the most effective strategy for secondary cervical cancer prevention among women living with HIV.
The €2.8 million award to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), made possible by Expertise France, will aid in the nation's fight against illnesses including malaria, TB, and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Last Thursday, the two nations inked the agreement at the residence of the French ambassador to Ghana in Accra.
Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the GHS's director general, initialed on behalf of the recipients, while Julien Lecas, the head of cooperation at the French Embassy in Ghana, signed on behalf of his nation.
Investment
In his capacity as his ambassador's representative, Mr. Lecas stated that Ghana has benefited from the Global Fund's assistance for more than 20 years, with a focus on the pandemics of HIV, TB, and malaria.
And as you may be aware, France contributes significantly to the Global Fund. The Global Fund national team and the L'Initiative team from Expertise France are in Accra this week.
"We believe that this visit will spark future expansion of L'Initiative's Ghanaian portfolio."
The two activities financed by L'Initiative to improve and assess the standard of education in France are being officially launched by the French Embassy in Ghana, and we couldn't be happier about it.
Furthermore, he added, "it also supports secondary cervical cancer prevention among women living with HIV through the NMIMR."
Eric Fleutelot, Technical Director of Expertise France Groupe, expressed his company's happiness to help Ghana improve its healthcare.
He said, "And I know that we are already making progress, but more work needs to be done to reduce vertical HIV transmission."
Public scorecard
According to Dr. Kuma-Aboagye, the funding was provided as part of a GHS community scorecard project.
He said that the project, which was unveiled in 2018, aims to improve service delivery accountability while also bolstering community involvement in health care.
He said that the money will enable the expansion of the established scorecard to cover HIV and TB.
Prof. George Kyei, an Associate Professor in Charge of Medicine, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Virology at NMIMR, stated that a national strategy was required to incorporate cervical cancer screening into standard HIV care.
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