Some 68 hard-to-reach communities across the country will benefit from a two-year extensive vaccine delivery program aimed at addressing difficulties in accessing healthcare.
The new vaccine access programme inaugurated at Onemaku near Suhum in the Eastern Region region is being championed by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in collaboration with Gavi and Zipline, aimed at serving hard-to-reach areas across the country from 2024 to 2026.
Fifteen million doses of vaccines have been delivered so far through the existing programme, which has impacted the lives of more than 17 million Ghanaians since 2019, with the expansion initiative expected to see 68 new, underserved areas being covered.
In an interview after the launch, the Country Lead, Sales and Partnership for Zipline Ghana, Daniel Kwaku Merki, in an interview outlined the relevance of partnering with various stakeholders to utilise data gathered to address challenges holistically. "In terms of interventions in Ghana, Zipline has been operating in the country since 2019.
