The German authorities has handed over 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to the federal government of Ghana to assist the continued nationwide COVID-19 vaccination marketing campaign.
The donation from the German authorities follows the announcement by Chancellor Angela Merkel to President Akuffo-Addo in the course of the Compact with Africa Summit in Berlin on August 27, 2021.
Deputy Minister for Well being, Hon. Alhaji Mahama Asei Seini, who obtained the vaccines from the German Ambassador to Ghana, H. E. Daniel Krull, expressed the nation’s gratitude to Germany for the assist to the health sector, particularly in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic period.
“We’re conscious of the distinction your logistic, technical and monetary assist has made within the administration of COVID-19 in Ghana, Hon. Seini mentioned.
He urged Ghanaians to reply positively to the gesture by throwing out all misinformation about vaccines and get vaccinated for Ghana to realize herd immunity.
H. E. Daniel Krull, the German Ambassador, hopes the 1.5 million COVID-19 vaccines donation will allow the vaccination programme to cowl more Ghanaians in the course of the train.
Germany just lately supported the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination train with 389,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines and have deliberate to donate 385,000 doses to Ghana by the COVAX facility, making the entire donation to Ghana 2.3 million doses.
Supply: MoH PR Unit
Date: September 26, 2021