Ghana will be receiving $200m this month from the World Bank Group to be used to procure COVID-19 vaccines.

The fund is intended to resource the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service to boost the implementation of robust COVID-19 vaccination programme, strengthen the country’s health system for large-scale and scope of ongoing social welfare protection programme.

Mr. Ken Ofori- Atta who signed on behalf of the country expressed his sincerest gratitude to the WBG for its continued support towards Ghana’s determination to combat the pandemic. Mr. Pierre Laporte, who initialed for the WBG said the bank was satisfied with the usage of earlier funds granted the country to enhance the national combat against the pandemic.

Source: MoH