The Ministry of Health (MoH) has received 14 out of 182 containers at the Tema Port holding essential medicines for antiretroviral, Tuberculosis (TB), and malaria treatments donated by the Global Fund (GF).
The government’s inability to settle third-party fees resulted in the detention of essential medical commodities, including antiretroviral drugs for HIV patients, at the Tema port for nearly a year.
The Chief Director of the MoH, Alhaji Hafiz Adam disclosed that there about 168 more containers are to be cleared.
“Today, 14 containers of health commodities comprising 10 containers of malaria RDT containers, one container of malaria injection, three containers of malaria medicine will be delivered to a warehouse” he added.
He was optimistic that the MoF, its agencies, and the public would continue to support the Ministry in fulfilling its mandate of providing quality healthcare access to Ghanaians.
The containers, estimated to cost around GHC17 million to clear, are filled with non-medicine items like bed nets and Rapid Diagnostic Tests.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
