{"id":1039574,"date":"2022-03-30T13:05:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T13:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/30\/first-phase-of-local-commercial-vaccine-production-to-start\/"},"modified":"2022-03-30T13:05:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T13:05:50","slug":"first-phase-of-local-commercial-vaccine-production-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/30\/first-phase-of-local-commercial-vaccine-production-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"First phase of local commercial vaccine production to start&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1648645550_631_WhatsApp-Image-2022-03-06-at-2.38.31-PM-696x464.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Akufo-Addo delivery a speech\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Nana Akufo-Addo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo has indicated the first phase of the local commercial vaccine production will commence in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In view of this, a bill will shortly be sent to parliament for support and approval for the establishment of the National Vaccine Institute.<\/p>\n<p>The president in 2021 announced the establishment of the institute which would supervise the domestic production of Covid-19 and other vaccines, led by the private sector and the business community.<\/p>\n<p>Delivering the 2022 State of the Nation Address, President Akufo-Addo noted plans are far advanced with a comprehensive strategy put in place.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr Speaker, the Presidential Vaccine Manufacturing Committee, which I set up to respond to this obvious deficiency, has put in place a comprehensive strategy for domestic vaccine production, and the establishment of a National Vaccine Institute to implement the strategy, which will enable us to begin the first phase of commercial production in January 2024,\u201d he detailed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the government has set aside \u20ac20 million for the establishment of the National Vaccine Institute, President Akufo-Addo has said.<\/p>\n<p>The amount would be allocated from an \u20ac82.5 million facility approved for Ghana by the European Investment Bank for use in the effort to strengthen healthcare delivery.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"PbtbZfX7YLU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Black Stars book ticket to World Cup in Qatar after holding out Nigeria in Abuja - Adom TV (30-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbtbZfX7YLU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo President Akufo-Addo has indicated the first phase of the local commercial vaccine production will commence in January 2024. In view of this, a bill will shortly be sent to parliament for support and approval for the establishment of the National Vaccine Institute. 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