The shortage of childhood vaccines in the Northern region and other parts of the country have raised serious concerns from experts as they hint that there could be an outbreak of childhood diseases in the country.
In response to this, the Minister responsible for health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu is expected to appear before Parliament on Wednesday, March 1 to brief the house on measures taken to address the shortage.
Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh disclosed this on the floor of Parliament.
This according to the Majority Chief Whip would come after the minister’s meeting with Parliament’s Health Committee and other agency heads on Tuesday to answer questions about the country’s current vaccine shortage.
“The Minister for Health has been programmed to brief the house on matters of vaccines and the briefing will be held on Wednesday, March 1.“
In December 2022, 120 cases of measles were recorded in the Northern Region due to the shortage of essential vaccines.
Analysts have however warned that Ghana may have an outbreak of childhood diseases if immediate steps are not taken to procure vaccines for immunizing children at an early age.
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has acknowledged the vaccine shortages and attributed the situation to the fall of the cedi against the dollar.
