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Expert Urges Global Partnerships for UK-Ghana Maternal Care

4/8/2026

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Dr. Jacqueline Bamfo, an NHS consultant obstetrician, says international health workers are crucial to the UK’s NHS and Ghana needs urgent improvements in maternal care.
Bamfo notes that shrinking UK aid budgets will cut bilateral aid to Africa by 56%, impacting healthcare services.
Bamfo says diaspora-led funding and expertise should be treated as foundational partnerships, and the Global Partnerships Conference in May will address the future of global health development.

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Dr. Jacqueline Bamfo, an NHS consultant obstetrician, says international health workers are crucial to the UK’s NHS and Ghana needs urgent improvements in maternal care.
Bamfo notes that shrinking UK aid budgets will cut bilateral aid to Africa by 56%, impacting healthcare services.
Bamfo says diaspora-led funding and expertise should be treated as foundational partnerships, and the Global Partnerships Conference in May will address the future of global health development.