By Yvonne Atilego
Ghana will by the end of next month, January 2022, have a plant for vaccine production. This follows an 8.5 million Euro facility from the European Investment Bank to support Ghana’s health sector.
President Akufo-Addo said the government has set aside GH₵ 20 million Euros of that amount to establish a National Vaccine Institute to develop Vaccines.
Response beef up
Meanwhile Government has beefed up its response capacity to deal with the virus if there is an upsurge. Over time, it has expanded healthcare infrastructure, including oxygen supply and reach, particularly with respect to testing and treatment centers and the training of health professionals across the country.
”Two days ago, on Monday, I was in Luxembourg, where I held discussions with the President of the European Investment Bank, Herr Werner Hoyer, on Ghana’s COVID-19 Response Plan”.
”An €82.5 million facility has been approved for Ghana by the Bank for use in the effort to strengthen healthcare delivery, and the provision of Specialist Medical Equipment and medicines across the country. Government has set aside €20 million of this to establish the National Vaccine Institute, which will supervise the domestic production of COVID-19 and other vaccines, led by the Private Sector and Business Community”.
