[ 2021-03-01 ]

Frimpong Boateng Chairs c’ttee to ensure locally produced COVID-19 vaccines
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed
that steps are being taken to ensure that
coronavirus vaccines are produced locally as part
of the fight against the virus in Ghana.


Mr Akufo-Addo said in an address to the nation on
Sunday 28 February that a committee to that effect
which is chaired by a former Minister of
Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation,
Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, has been
formed.



“I want to reiterate my determination that we
should manufacture our own vaccines here in Ghana.
To that end, a Committee has been established
under the Chairmanship of a former Minister for
Environment ,Science, Technology and Innovation,
the world renowned scientist, Professor Kwabena
Frimpong Boateng which is formulating a concrete
plan of action towards vaccine development and
manufacturing,” Mr Akufo-Addo said.


Mr Akufo-Addo further said that the Vaccines
Deployment Plan Ghana submitted to the World
Health Organization (WHO) for approval was well
received.

Source - 3 News

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