{"id":171019,"date":"2024-04-12T16:50:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/12\/first-batch-of-locked-up-pharmaceutical-products-cleared-from-tema-port\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T16:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:50:34","slug":"first-batch-of-locked-up-pharmaceutical-products-cleared-from-tema-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/12\/first-batch-of-locked-up-pharmaceutical-products-cleared-from-tema-port\/","title":{"rendered":"First batch of locked up pharmaceutical products cleared from Tema Port"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"974\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Pharmaceutical-products-696x974.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Pharmaceutical products\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The first batch of pharmaceutical products that were locked up at the Tema port have been released for onward distribution. <\/p>\n<p>The products included anti-HIV, TB, and malaria medicines, along with mosquito nets in a bid to expedite the distribution of essential medicines across Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced in a post on X formerly Twitter by the Office of the Finance-Minister-Ghana on Friday following assurance by the Health Ministry. <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The post explained that, the clearance was through the collaboration of the Ministry of Finance, Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Ministry of Health. <\/p>\n<p>The products were provided by the Global Fund (GF) to the Government of Ghana, with shipments received between August 2023 and February 2024 at the Tema Port.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 435 containers received during this period, the MoH successfully cleared 253 with government support, leaving 182 containers awaiting clearance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With great urgency &amp; through the collaboration of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoF_Ghana?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MoF_Ghana<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GhanaRevenue?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GhanaRevenue<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mohgovgh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mohgovgh<\/a>, the first batch of pharmaceutical products that were locked up at port, have been released for onward distribution. Structures are being put in place to ensure a smoother process next time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e2lYRkyWH3\">pic.twitter.com\/e2lYRkyWH3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Office of the Finance Minister-Ghana (@oofmghana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oofmghana\/status\/1778808641002344822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, the office of the Finance Minister has said measures are being put in place to ensure a smooth process next time. <\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong><\/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=\"jq_njK-8qis\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sika ooo Sika - Fire for Fire on Adom TV (11-04-24)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jq_njK-8qis?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first batch of pharmaceutical products that were locked up at the Tema port have been released for onward distribution. 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