One Health Summit: Macron designates Ghana as the first beneficiary of France's health compact

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on April 8, 2026, in Paris that Ghana would be the first country to benefit from France's health compact. This announcement occurred during a bilateral meeting with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, on the sidelines of the One Health Summit in Lyon. The Mahama government has initiated a structural reform of the healthcare system, with the 2026 budget allocating 34 billion cedis to the health sector, including 1.5 billion for a free primary care program.