Ghana has welcomed 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine from India as part of efforts to help contain the dreadful effect of the virus.
The vaccines which were handed over by the High Commissioner of India to Ghana, Sugandh Rajaram were received by Minister-Designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and Health Minister- Designate, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu.
Speaking at the Kotoka International Airport on Friday, March 5, 2021, Madam Ayorkor Botchwey expressed profound gratitude to the Government of India and Prime Minister, Narenda Modi for the kind and timely donation.
“The donation, coming just few days after the historic delivery of Six Hundred Thousand doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines to Ghana, under the COVAX Initiative, is certainly a noteworthy support to our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and reflects the very cordial and fraternal relations between Ghana and India. Furthermore, it underscores the mutual commitment of our two governments to work in solidarity and partnership to address common challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic,” she emphasized.
Madam Ayorkor Botchwey also promised the public that the current political administration will ensure that the entire Ghanaian society will be vaccinated saying that “Permit me to also use this medium to assure the Ghanaian people that the President of the Republic and his Government are leavingno stone unturned in the quest to acquire, at least, 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to effectively inoculate the population.”
“Indeed, we are resolute in our determination and will utilize both bilateral and multilateral arrangements to attain this objective. I will thus encourage friends and partners of Ghana to continue rallying support for Government’s efforts.”
Madam Ayorkor Botchwey expressed her gratitude to the High Commissioner of India to Ghana, Sugandh Rajaram and his team“for facilitating the speedy arrival of these much needed AstranaZeneca vaccines, which will, no doubt, go a long way to augment the efforts of the Government of Ghana in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Source: Henry George Martinson@radiogoldlive.com
