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Ghana has received an additional 50,000 doses of COVID-19 donated by India.
A ceremony to welcome this batch of vaccines was once again held at Kotoka International Airport.
The ceremony was attended by the designated Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, and the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu.
This donation from India follows the delivery of 600,000 doses of Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccines to Ghana, under the COVAX Initiative.
In her comments, Ms Botchwey said that the donation “is without a doubt remarkable support for our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and reflects the very cordial and fraternal relations between Ghana and India.”
“Furthermore, it underscores the mutual commitment of our two governments to work in solidarity and partnership to address common challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic,” he added.
The minister also assured that the government “leaves no stone unturned in the pursuit of acquiring at least 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to effectively inoculate the population.”
Ghana is currently participating in the launch of the vaccine in 43 districts, which are hotspots for the pandemic in the country.
Twenty-five of these districts are in the Greater Accra region, 16 in the Ashanti region and two in the central region.
— citinewsroom
