PRESS RELEASE: Parliamentary Leadership Drives Ghana’s Renewed Commitment to End Tuberculosis

Accra, Ghana | March 2026 Parliamentary leadership is driving Ghana’s renewed commitment to end tuberculosis, as lawmakers, government officials, and partners came together to mark World TB Day 2026 with a clear focus on action, accountability, and sustainable progress.

At the centre of the commemoration was a strong call for country-led solutions. Parliamentarians reaffirmed their role in strengthening health systems, increasing domestic financing, and ensuring that TB prevention and care reaches every community.

Hon. Mark Kurt Nawaane, Chair of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, Member of the Global TB Caucus, and Chair of the Ghana Parliamentary TB Caucus, underscored the critical role of Parliament in sustaining Ghana’s TB response. He emphasised that ending TB is within reach if Ghana strengthens its health system, increases domestic investment, and ensures equitable access to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

“‘Yes, we can end TB: led by countries and powered by people’ must be a wake-up call for all parliamentarians,” he stated. “Sustained progress will depend on strong national ownership, backed by domestic resource mobilisation and resilient health systems.”

Hon. Nawaane welcomed the Government of Ghana’s commitment to expanding access to healthcare through primary healthcare initiatives, recognising this as a key pathway to improving TB detection, treatment, and prevention outcomes across the country.

He reaffirmed Parliament’s responsibility to translate commitment into action. “Through our legislative authority, oversight, and budget approval functions, Parliament will ensure that adequate resources are allocated to TB prevention and care,” he said.

Highlighting the need for a more holistic approach, Hon. Nawaane called for greater investment beyond medicines alone. “TB prevention and care goes beyond commodities.

Domestic resource mobilisation must also ensure that communities are supported,” he noted, emphasising the importance of working closely with civil society and people affected by TB to improve early diagnosis, reduce transmission, and support treatment completion.

The Global TB Caucus welcomes this strong demonstration of parliamentary leadership in Ghana. It reflects a growing recognition that ending TB requires decisive political action, sustained domestic investment, and accountability at every level.

We extend our appreciation to the Ghana Ministry of Health, the National TB Programme, civil society organisations, and all partners whose continued collaboration is strengthening Ghana’s TB response and advancing progress towards global commitments.

As countries mark World TB Day under the theme “Yes! We Can End TB” Ghana’s leadership shows what is possible when political will is matched with action. Ending TB is within reach, but only if commitments are translated into sustained, country-led delivery.