The American Chamber of Commerce in Ghana convened the inaugural sitting of its Health, Hospitality, Logistics, and Aviation Committee, a milestone gathering that brought together business leaders from across aviation, logistics, healthcare, pharmaceuticals,and hospitality to chart a shared advocacy course for 2026.
More than a formal meeting, the session was a frank, working conversation, a space where members could speak candidly about the realities facing their industries and get aligned on where collective action can make the greatest difference. Members used the platform to surface industry-specific pain points, identify common ground, and map out how the private sector can engage more effectively with government institutions and regulators.
The conversation was energetic and wide-ranging, but a few clear themes ran through it: businesses need to be consulted earlier in policy and regulatory processes, rules need to be more predictable, and the public-private dialogue that drives investment and service quality needs to be meaningfully strengthened.
On the specifics, members raised a substantive list of concerns, from newly introduced aviation charges and the proposed move of select airlines to Terminal 2, to Ghana’s lagging e-visa rollout and the untapped potential of medical tourism. Discussions also touched on access to private healthcare financing, long-overdue payments from public sector clients, bottlenecks in pharmaceutical reimbursement and regulatory approvals, customs-related delays in logistics, and the need for better visibility into bills and policy proposals before they take effect.
The committee left the session with a clear mandate, translate these priorities into coordinated, evidence-based advocacy that moves the needle for the sectors it represents.
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