Source: newsthemegh.com
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will launch its 7th National COVID-19 Vaccination Days (NaCVAD-7) from July 19 to July 23, with the goal of immunizing one million people.
According to the Service, 10 million people out of the country’s more than 30 million inhabitants have fully got the immunizations, with the remainder yet to be vaccinated or undergo complete vaccination.
Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, stated at a news conference to kick off the statewide exercise that the virus exists despite rumors to the contrary.
“As you may recall, on May 5, 2023, the WHO Director-General determined, on the advice of the international health regulatory emergency committee, that COVID-19 was now an established and ongoing health issue and will no longer constitute a public health emergency of international concern.” He did not state that COVID-19 is no longer in existence,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) country representative, Dr. Argata Guracha Guyo, pledged to assist Ghana in achieving herd immunity against COVID-19.
“The WHO and its sister UN agencies in Ghana will continue to support the Ghanaian government for a successful national COVID-19 campaign and, by extension, the achievement of health for all,” he stated.