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May 8, 2026
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World Bank eyes health workforce expansion to create 2m jobs in Africa

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Key Points

  • The World Bank is promoting health sector investment as a social and economic strategy for West and Central Africa, aiming to create over 2 million jobs by addressing healthcare personnel shortages.
  • The 'Fit to Prosper' strategy aims to deliver quality, affordable health services to 200 million people by 2030 through reforms in primary healthcare, financing, and local pharmaceutical production.
  • The region faces severe health deficits (high mortality, malnutrition, disease burdens) that are becoming macroeconomic risks, alongside mounting fiscal pressure and tightening external financing.
  • Ghana is positioned to be one of the first countries to operationalize a new financing approach via a government-led Universal Health Coverage Compact (MahamaCares), developed jointly with the World Bank.
  • This Compact will align domestic resources, concessional financing, and donor support under a single national framework, with Ghana's reforms including uncapping the NHIL and implementing Free Primary Healthcare.

Why This Matters

This initiative is significant for Ghana as it positions the country as a pioneer in operationalizing a new, nationally-owned health financing approach with World Bank support. The Universal Health Coverage Compact (MahamaCares) aims to improve the efficiency of health financing, reduce household healthcare costs, and leverage health investments for broader economic growth and job creation, helping Ghana potentially realize a demographic dividend.

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