US aid cuts threaten Ghana’s child immunisation gains
Ghana faces a $78.2m health funding shortfall as aid cuts put immunisation gains at risk.
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Ghana faces a $78.2m health funding shortfall as aid cuts put immunisation gains at risk.
![A doctor checks a child’s ear during a medical outreach [Humserve Africa Foundation]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1001590818-1787833234.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

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![Performers re-enact the transatlantic slave trade at Christiansborg Castle, a former slave post, during a conference on follow-up to a UN resolution on trafficking of enslaved Africans, in Accra, Ghana [/Francis Kokoroko/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-06-19T193304Z_1305395678_RC23XLAH2G38_RTRMADP_3_GHANA-SLAVERY-1782305770.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

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![From prayers on the pitch to cursing the opposing team, faith and religious belief have been prominent this World Cup. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1782927710.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

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