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West Africa pushes regulatory harmonisation to scale up vaccine manufacturing
West African countries are deepening the use of regional regulatory frameworks to fast-track biomanufacturing and reduce dependence on imported vaccines.
This was a key focus...
Egypt donates hepatitis C vaccines to Ghana to boost health cooperation
The Government of Egypt has donated 9,500 doses of hepatitis C vaccines, valued at nearly $80,000, to the Government of Ghana, in a move...
Ghana launches nationwide survey to boost confidence in made-in-Ghana vaccines
The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has launched a nationwide Vaccine Perception Survey as Ghana prepares to transition from support by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance...
Ghana deepens bilateral cooperation with Indonesia to boost vaccine production
Ghana has taken a significant step toward boosting its vaccine manufacturing capacity and deepening bilateral relations with Indonesia following a high-level visit to Jakarta...
Ghana deepens efforts to strengthen vaccine communication and local manufacturing
The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening public trust in vaccines and advancing Ghana’s goal of vaccine self-sufficiency through robust...
Ignore false claims about HPV vaccine – Health Minister
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has dismissed claims circulating on social media that cast doubt on the safety of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine,...
GHS deploys 20,000 doses of Mpox vaccines to Western region
The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service(GHS) has taken delivery of 20,000 doses of Mpox vaccines for a 21-day vaccination exercise to...
Mpox vaccine study to begin in DRC amid outbreak
A new study is set to begin in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to assess the efficacy of the LC16m8 Mpox vaccine in...
Indonesian Consul engages Ghana’s Vaccine Institute on partnership for local production
The Honorary Consul of Indonesia to Ghana, H.E. Paskal A.B. Rois, paid a working visit to the National Vaccine Institute (NVI) in Accra on...
HFFG commends gov’t for $24.5m vaccine payment, calls for sustainable financing
Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) and its partners have commended the Government of Ghana for honoring its 2025 co-financing obligation of 24.5 million dollars.
The...
Renewable Energy Challenge: Ahantaman Girls SHS develop vaccine cooler for rural healthcare
The Ahantaman Girls Senior High School in Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western region has developed the ‘Royal Vaccine Cooler’, a solar-powered device designed to preserve...
UNICEF lauds Ghana’s $24m vaccine payment to protect children’s health
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Government of Ghana for fulfilling its 2025 co-financing obligation of $24.5 million for vaccine procurement.
UNICEF...
Virologist urges Ghanaians to embrace COVID-19 vaccines amidst resurgence
The Head of Virology at the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Professor Kofi Bonney, has called on Ghanaians to commit to taking COVID-19...
Gov’t moves to secure COVID-19 vaccines as cases surpass 100
The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that the government is taking steps to secure COVID-19 vaccines locally in anticipation of a...
Mahama arrives in Brussels as advocate for GAVI Vaccine replenishment
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Brussels, Belgium, for the Global Summit on Health and Prosperity through Immunisation.
The President is attending the summit...
Ghana receives shipment of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines
The government has taken delivery of the first consignment of Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines aimed at preventing cervical cancer.
The initial batch of 441,860 doses...
Queen Mothers trained to fight vaccine misconceptions across Ghana
In the bid to improve public trust in vaccines and reduce health misinformation, the Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health has begun a new...
RFK Jr sacks entire US vaccine committee
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic, has removed all 17 members of a committee that issues official government recommendations on...
“Be a paragon in a rotting system” – National Vaccine Institute CEO charges UHAS...
The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Vaccine Institute, Dr. Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey, has delivered a stirring call to action to graduates of the...
NVI partners with local manufacturers, Global Allies to drive vaccine independence
Ghana is rewriting the story of vaccine access on the continent through a strategic public-private partnership (PPP) model, says Dr. Sodzi Sodzi Tettey, CEO...
Ghana strategically positioned to manufacture vaccines – Health Minister
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says Ghana is now strategically positioned to manufacture its own vaccines following the establishment of the National Vaccine Institute.
He...
Ghana to pilot vaccine safety monitoring for pregnant women starting 2026
Ghana will pilot a Pregnancy Registry in early 2026 to monitor vaccine safety among pregnant women and their babies.
The initiative, under the Maternal Immunisation...
HFFG and partners advocate for timely vaccine payments
Non-governmental organisation, Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) and partners have called on the government to prioritise the timely payment of vaccine co-financing obligation.
HFFG has...
Mahama appoints Dr. Sodzi-Tettey as Ag. CEO of National Vaccine Institute
President John Mahama has appointed Dr. Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Vaccine Institute (NVI), pending confirmation by the...
Resource Vaccine Institute to fight respiratory diseases – Fanteakwa South MP
The Member of Parliament for Fanteakwa South, Duke Ofori-Atta, has called for a proactive approach to addressing health crises that threaten economic stability.
He stressed...
Uganda battles new Ebola outbreak – and a vaccine hesitancy crisis
A month after an Ebola outbreak struck Uganda in September 2022, Edward Kayiwa began feeling unwell: headaches, fever and muscle pain.
He knew something was...
GHS administers 290,000 cholera vaccines in first two days in W/R
The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has so far administered about 290,000 doses of cholera vaccines out of a targeted...
Only 16% of babies in Ghana receive Hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of...
The founder and CEO of Sunyani-based Global Media Foundation (GloMeF), an anti-corruption Non-Governmental Organisation, has expressed worry about low coverage of Hepatitis B Birth...
UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has issued an emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines for crisis-hit countries in collaboration with the Gavi vaccine...
Here is what the experts are saying about the new COVID-19 vaccines
Newly updated vaccines against Covid-19 will be in pharmacies soon, just as the US is experiencing a surge of infections. But is it a...
Volta Region Health Directorate calls for increased vaccine uptake
The Regional Director of Health Service for the Volta Region, Dr Chrysantus Kubio, has called for urgent action to address gaps in routine immunisation and...
Emergent to donate 50,000 vaccine doses to address mpox outbreak in Africa
Emergent BioSolutions said on Monday it would donate 50,000 doses of its smallpox vaccine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other impacted countries...
Travellers advised to consider mpox vaccine
Travellers should consider getting vaccinated against Mpox if they will be visting affected areas in Africa, new advice says.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention...
Okoe Boye in South Africa to explore vaccine production collaboration
The Minister of Health, Bernard Okoe Boye, led a delegation to South Africa on Monday, August 12, for a strategic fact-finding mission aimed at...
COVID-19 vaccines not for free – Finance Ministry justifies Covid levy imposition
The Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Abena Osei Asare, has argued that the government will continue collecting the COVID-19 recovery levy to...
12,447 Children Reached With Measles-Rubella Vaccine during Africa Vaccination Week
To catch up with the unvaccinated (zero-dose), and under-vaccinated children, the Ministry of Health with support from the World Health Organisation, (WHO) implemented a...
EU awards €32m grant to Ghana for vaccine manufacturing
The European Union (EU) has awarded a grant of €32 million to support vaccine manufacturing and the pharmaceutical industry in Ghana.
The grant was made...
South Sudan’s fight against COVID-19 and efforts to safeguard the community from vaccine-preventable diseases
On 5 May 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the COVID-19 global health emergency, but efforts to fight the virus...
Akufo-Addo calls for accelerated vaccine production in Africa
President Nana Akufo-Addo has emphasised the critical need for accelerated and sustainable vaccine production in Africa.
Speaking at the Global Forum for Vaccine Sovereignty and...
President Museveni Calls for More Foot and Mouth Vaccine Doses to Uganda
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for the manufacturing of more Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine doses in order to deal with the...