The Ministry of Health has called partners to help government in further developing Ghana's health system to address uncommon illnesses in Ghana.
The Ministry in recognizing the Uncommon Illness Day, expressed that "numerous intriguing sicknesses are hereditary in beginning and influence for the most part youngsters, in this manner the belittling by different citizenry is especially destructive. Tragically, most of these people have restricted admittance to legitimate determination, treatment and care because of an absence of mindfulness and assets".
Accordingly, the service is "presently chipping away at fortifying our healthcare system to guarantee that everybody has access to the important medical service, incorporating those living with rare sicknesses".
The Ministry of Health complimented the Uncommon Sickness Ghana Drive for its commitments.
Press Statement
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH PLEDGES FOR RARE ON DISEASE 2023
The remembrance of Intriguing Illness Day presents a chance to feature the predicament of people impacted by this arrangement of ailments. What's more, additionally to show fortitude with them, yet the courageous parental figures who have volunteered to persevere through the social and cultural shame that is tragically connected with people experiencing Uncommon Infections.
The Ministry of Health feels regarded to be related with the celebration of Interesting Illness Day and furthermore with endeavors made by people and associations pointed toward bettering the part of people with Uncommon Infections.
The Ministry of Health recognizes the predicament and difficulties of people living with interesting infection and do trust that we can address their necessities under the ongoing National Health Policy which advances value, incorporation and coordinated effort among different partners.
For sure, the National Health Policy is satisfactorily themed "Guaranteeing Solid Lives for All" and is in accordance with the focal, groundbreaking commitment of the Supportable Advancement Objectives of "Abandoning nobody".
Intriguing illness influences a huge number of individuals all over the planet, with north of 300 million people impacted internationally. It is assessed that intriguing illnesses influence roughly 10% of the populace. Hence a short gauge would put the quantity of individuals impacted by Uncommon Illnesses in Ghana at somewhat more than 3 million.
It is actually quite important that numerous uncommon illnesses are hereditary in beginning and influence generally youngsters, in this way the vilification by different citizenry is especially frightful.
Tragically, most of these individuals have restricted admittance to legitimate finding, treatment and care because of an absence of mindfulness and assets.
As a country, we should cooperate to guarantee that each individual, regardless of their ailment, is conceded a similar degree of poise and admittance to medical services. It is our obligation to offer the vital help, assets, and care to those living with uncommon illnesses in Ghana.
We should keep on making progress toward creating procedures that will lessen the weight of interesting illnesses and advance their initial identification.
The Ministry of Health wishes to bring to the consideration of all people living in Ghana that, our Public Wellbeing Strategy and System for Widespread Heath Inclusion is relied on three (3)
Points of support:
1. Access - Guaranteeing that all people living in Ghana can get medical services regardless of their area, orientation, financial circumstance, culture, religion, and so forth.
2. Quality - That the degree of medical care delivered at the town for a similar ailment ought to be equivalent to that given in the urban communities
3. Monetary Gamble Security - That cash, ought not be a boundary to getting quality medical services
The Ministry of Health praises the Uncommon Illness Ghana Drive for their staggering commitments to the Uncommon Sickness area in Ghana since their foundation in 2018, and we perceive and commend their amazing endeavors on this Intriguing Infection Day.
The Uncommon Sickness Ghana Drive is a Public Non-Legislative Promotion association that has been working eagerly to bring issues to light and support for people and families impacted by interesting illnesses in Ghana. Through their backing, the Uncommon Sickness Ghana Drive has been instrumental in pointing out the necessities of those with uncommon illnesses in our country.
Without a doubt, their endeavors have prompted the beginning of an Uncommon Illness Vault to give fundamental information to the investigation of interesting sicknesses in Ghana. This can be coordinated with previously existing wellbeing data sets to give far reaching information and data to medical care, including research. Also, Interesting Infection Ghana Drive has worked intimately with medical services suppliers to further develop analysis, therapy and care for people with intriguing sicknesses.
We perceive that there is still a lot of work to be finished in the space of Uncommon Illnesses and might want to guarantee the country that we are focused on tending to the difficulties looked by people living with interesting sicknesses in Ghana.
We are as of now chipping away at fortifying our medical care framework to guarantee that everybody approaches the important clinical benefits, incorporating those living with uncommon sicknesses. We in this manner, encourage all Partners, including the Confidential Area, Common Society Associations, and Corporate Ghana, to team up with Government to work on the existences of those living with uncommon illnesses in Ghana.
We should cooperate to make an existence where everybody, regardless of their orientation, financial circumstance, culture, religion or ailment, approaches legitimate conclusion, treatment, and care.
The Ministry of Health Pledges For Rare!!!
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Issued by:
Mark Atuahene
Acting Head, Health and Health Promotion.
Ministry of Health