Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang says Ghana is gradually recovering from the economic challenges the Mahama administration inherited on taking office, citing progress made in tackling inflation and stabilising the local currency.
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She said the country had grappled with high inflation, a weakened currency and other economic pressures that placed significant strain on citizens, adding that the government’s focus has been on fixing the structural rules of the economy while channelling resources towards critical sectors such as healthcare and education.
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“We are slowly but surely getting our way out of that difficulty,” she said, referencing the earlier state of inflation and the currency.
The Vice President made the remarks while addressing members of the Ghanaian community during a visit to Rwanda on Tuesday, August 25.
She said government was investing heavily in healthcare equipment, particularly under the Mahama Care programme, which she said was designed to ease the financial burden of chronic illnesses on families while improving access to treatment and equipment in hospitals.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang also stressed the importance of strengthening Ghana’s basic education system, arguing that early educational foundations were critical to students’ progression to secondary school and beyond, describing that stage as where systemic problems, if left unaddressed, often take root.
She added that government was also focusing attention on underperforming schools, while equipping students with science and vocational tools to enhance learning outcomes.
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