{"id":1064239,"date":"2022-04-22T20:43:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/22\/1d1f-president-akufo-addo-opens-atlantic-lifesciences-at-prampram\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T20:43:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T20:43:25","slug":"1d1f-president-akufo-addo-opens-atlantic-lifesciences-at-prampram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/22\/1d1f-president-akufo-addo-opens-atlantic-lifesciences-at-prampram\/","title":{"rendered":"1D1F: President Akufo-Addo Opens Atlantic Lifesciences At Prampram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated yet another factory for Ningo-Prampram District under his government\u2019s flagship programme \u2018One-district-one-factory\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>A new pharmaceutical manufacturing plant has been opened today Friday April 22, 2022 at Larkpleku in Ningo Prampram as part of efforts to boost the local manufacture of serum and vaccines.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-362764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220422-WA0039-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The $35 million Atlantic life sciences company\u2019s plant which has one of the highest production capacities in West Africa is expected to manufacture infusions and anesthetic medicines, serum, vaccines, ear, eye and nasal drops for the Ghanaian and West African markets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-362761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220422-WA0046-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Inaugurating the plant, President Akufo-Addo indicated that the factory underscores the kind of support given by government to the private sector to take advantage of economic opportunities in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am glad to join all of you here to commission the new factory of Atlantic Life Sciences Limited, the company operating under government\u2019s One District One Factory programme.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-362765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220422-WA0044-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe establishment of tis factory is a concrete manifestation that the new paradigm of economic developments with this administration is vigorously pursuing or promoting value addition and industrial activities, within a conducive and business-friendly environment can make headway.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-362760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220422-WA0045-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIDIF seeks to address the challenge of poverty and widespread inequality among rural and peri urban communities through the establishment of an institutional framework that will attract private sector investment in rural economic activity, create jobs and raise income levels,\u201d according to the President.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen said that a vibrant local pharmaceutical industry will be the surest way to wean the country from its over dependence on the importation of pharmaceutical products.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-362763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220422-WA0042-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Out of the total of $35 million spent to establish the manufacturing facility some $10 million of the amount was provided for by government through the Ghana EXIM bank towards the purchase of plants, equipment and machinery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Vincent Kubi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated yet another factory for Ningo-Prampram District under his government\u2019s flagship programme \u2018One-district-one-factory\u2019. A new pharmaceutical manufacturing plant has been opened today Friday April 22, 2022 at Larkpleku in Ningo Prampram as part of efforts to boost the local manufacture of serum and vaccines. 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