Deputy Health Minister Urges Stronger Community Action to End Tuberculosis in Ghana

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The Deputy Minister for Health, Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has called for stronger community-led efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) in Ghana as the country joined…

Deputy Health Minister Urges Stronger Community Action to End Tuberculosis in Ghana
The Deputy Minister for Health, Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has called for stronger community-led efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) in Ghana as the country joined the global community to mark World Tuberculosis Day 2026. Speaking under the theme “Yes! We Can End TB: Led by Communities, Powered by the People,” she urged renewed national commitment to eliminate the disease, revealing that approximately 44,000 Ghanaians develop TB each year, yet fewer than half are detected and treated. Prof. Ayensu-D…