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flag Ghana pledges to strengthen labs to fight AMR and emerging diseases, aiming to cut AMR deaths by 10% by 2030.

flag Ghana’s health leaders, including Acting Director-General Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea and Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, emphasized at the 2025 National Congress of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists that resilient laboratory systems are vital for national health security. flag They highlighted the critical role of lab professionals during past outbreaks, the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance—now the third leading cause of global deaths—and the need for predictive, technology-driven diagnostics using genomics, AI, and point-of-care tools. flag The government pledged to strengthen lab infrastructure, improve staff welfare, expand reference labs, enhance supply chains, and foster collaboration across sectors to combat emerging diseases and reduce AMR-related deaths by 10% by 2030.

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