Ghana’s Health Minister decries rising cases of Non-Communicable Diseases 

First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo who has been working towards the fight against child cancers, noted with concern the  high number of non-communicable diseases among children. She has therefore stressed the need for the training of more health workers in handling of NCDs.

The Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare noted  that many people are dying of NCDs. He called on world leaders to work restlessly to reverse the trend.

 

Dr. Nsiah Asare outlined some efforts being made by the government of Ghana and launched the Global Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) Compact 2020-2030 which aims to save by 2030, the lives of 50 million people from dying prematurely.

Other world leaders who joined the dialogue virtually and in-person stated their resolve to help reduce non-communicable diseases (NCD) in their respective countries, as it is estimated that some 41 million people die of NCDs each year.