Ghana to receive 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines from the United States government
President Akufo-Addo has expressed his gratitude to the Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Haris for the continued assistance Ghana has been getting from the United States government.
He reiterated the commitment both countries Ghana and the United States of America share.
The president made this known on Thursday, September 23, 2021, during bilateral talks with Mrs Harris at the White House aimed at strengthening cooperation and friendship between both countries.
He spoke about the fact that Ghana wants to develop as a democracy where we have a system that respects human rights and rule of law is paramount.
President Akufo-Addo in showing his gratitude added that “another main preoccupation for us is the co-operation that we have to put together to defeat the Jihadist insurgency in the Sahel.” It is an area, he said, that requires the support of the United States Government.
“We are looking for support for our armed forces and for the intelligence agencies of our area that they can be in stronger positions. Many of those leading the Jihadist insurrections in West Africa are the people who came from Iraq after they were driven out from Iraq, so I think if there’s information here that can assist us to be able to track down and be able to deal with these people,” he said.
President Akufo-Addo was hopeful that Ghana and America, now and in the coming years, will continue to “advance our mutual causes, and also strengthen the relations between our two countries.”
United States Vice President Kamala Harris on the other hand assured president Akufo-Addo that the United States will soon donate some 1.3 million Pfizer vaccines to Ghana.
This is in addition to some 1.2 million Moderna vaccines received by Ghana on September 4, 2021, from the United States.
Briefing the press before the closed-door meeting between the pair and their delegations, the American Vice President indicated Ghana and the United States share a common goal on global health to curb the effects of Covid-19.
“None of us have been immune from the ravages of the pandemic. We recognize our shared responsibility to collaborate, to share resources, to not only continue to address the effects of COVID-19 but also to prepare for the next pandemics,” she said.
She continued, “The United States is proud to be a member of COVAX and the African Union, and has donated more than 1.2 million doses of the Moderna vaccine to Ghana. I am proud to announce that, shortly, we will send 1.3 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine.”
As she welcomed President Akufo-Addo to the White House, Mrs Harris was optimistic that the meeting with the Ghanaian President “is a reaffirmation of the strength of the relationship between the United States and Ghana, and of course, we have deep in historical ties or official bilateral relationship began in 1957.”
By: Stella Annan | myactiveonline.com Twitter @activetvgh
