The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, is part of Ghana’s delegation attending the 2025 Gavi Replenishment Summit in Brussels. The summit, co-hosted by the European Union, the Gates Foundation, and the Vaccine Alliance, aims to rally support for Gavi’s 2026-2030 strategy, which targets immunizing 500 million additional children and saving over 8 million lives.
Mr. Akandoh reiterated President John Mahama’s vision of delivering quality healthcare, including providing free primary healthcare to Ghanaians, financial support under MahamaCares, and making Ghana a pharmaceutical hub. The Minister emphasized the importance of investing in healthcare, particularly in immunization, to save lives and spur economic development.
The summit brought together political leaders, international organizations, civil society representatives, vaccine manufacturers, and private sector actors to send a strong signal of solidarity and responsibility. President Mahama highlighted the importance of investing in Gavi’s efforts, noting that the $9 billion sought by Gavi over the next five years is equivalent to the cost of four B-2 Spirit bombers.
The President emphasized that the world has a choice to make between taking lives and saving lives, and expressed confidence that the world will choose to save lives. The Gavi summit aims to strengthen global preparedness for future pandemics and deliver projected economic benefits exceeding $100 billion.
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