The Acting Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has called on healthcare professionals, civil society groups, and local communities to join forces in boosting child health outcomes and increase vaccine coverage.This call to action was made at the launch of the 2025 African Vaccination Week and Child Health Promotion Week last Thursday, which aims to boost the well-being of children.This year's commemoration is observed on the theme, "Every Child Deserves a Healthy Future; Invest in Your Child.
Attend 'Weighing' regularly," which focuses on raising awareness about the availability of free child health services and encouraging regular visits to child welfare clinics across the nation.Speaking at the ceremony on last Thursday in Accra, Professor Akoriyea emphasised the critical role vaccination played in preventing deadly childhood diseases and improving public health.He stated that child health was not solely the responsibility of the government or health professionals, adding that traditional authorities, religious leaders, parents, and the media were all crucial actors in this collective mission."I was born in a village with no hospital or school, but through community effort, I am here today.
If we save just one child today, we could be saving the next president, minister, or carpenter who builds for our future," he added.Prof.
Kaba Akoriyea also encouraged a return to traditional Ghanaian diets, lamenting the replacement of nutritious local foods with foreign substitutes."Our traditional foods are the best.
