Health minister designate Kwaku Agyeman-Manu says the launch of the coronavirus vaccine in Ghana will build on the already existing infrastructure established by the Ghana Health Service.
As some analysts have pointed out, the nominee said the launch of the vaccine will build on Ghana’s “robust immunization program”, which has 95 percent coverage across the country.
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“When we started developing the vaccine strategy, we thought it would be wise not to reinvent the wheel, but to keep relying on what is good for us,” Agyeman-Manu said during his background investigation.
“If you look at the strategy, when it’s fully confirmed, you will see that we are using the infrastructure of the Ghana Health Service,” he added.
On the cold chain infrastructure to store the vaccine, Mr. Agyeman-Manu said Ghana was limiting its procurement of the vaccine to the types that it can effectively preserve.
He revealed that Ghana only has ultra-negative cold chain teams in Accra and Kumasi.
“The first vaccines we can receive will be AstraZeneca. That can be stored in our current cold chain infrastructure. “
The nominee also said the government was considering the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, which it can also effectively store.
The first vaccine obtained will be in the country in March, said Agyeman-Manu.
Ghana is receiving vaccines through COVAX, a global initiative that aims for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines led by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).
Source:www.Ghgossip.com
