Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, left, with Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye, center, and AU Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Accra, Ghana, July 22, 2026
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A growing funding crisis dominated discussions at the African Union's Extraordinary Summit on Health in Accra on Wednesday. Leaders warned that cuts in international aid and limited domestic investment are threatening decades of progress against diseases including HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, left, with Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye, center, and AU Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Accra, Ghana, July 22, 2026
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