The Ghanaian government announced the payment of $ 24.5 million to the GAVI Alliance “Gavi”, in a move aimed at ensuring regular supply of basic vaccines and achieving self -sufficiency in the field of biological manufacturing.
During the presentation of a semi -annual report to perform the health sector, the Minister of Health revealed that the government raised the budget of the vaccine by 46% this year, stressing that immediate payment will limit the repeated shortage that previously led to the outbreak of preventive diseases.
The minister pointed out that hundreds of thousands of doses will arrive in the country next August, considering that “investing in the health of our children today is securing the Ghana tomorrow”, in reference to the social and economic dimension to invest in public health.
In a broader context, Akandoh announced the government’s commitment to turning the country into a regional center for the production of vaccine, through partnerships the National Institute of Vaccine, the Organizational Authority and industrial companies, in the framework of a plan aimed at reducing dependence on import and promoting local capabilities.
He pointed out that one of the private sector partners obtained a license to produce an anti -snake -toxic serum, in a step he described as joint to transfer Ghana from the “consumer” website to the “product” site in the biomedics.