The Ministry of Health has refuted media reports that the Global Fund has suspended shipments of medicines to Ghana.
The Ministry said such reports are baseless.
“The media reportage in reference stated, amongst others, that “… Global Fund has just announced that they have suspended their donations to Ghana”. We, hereby, wish to state categorically and emphatically that the Global Fund has neither suspended nor intend to suspend any shipments of medicines and other health commodities to Ghana,” the Ministry asserted in a press release dated April 12, issued by the Public Relations Unit.
It explained that, “On the contrary, the Ministry has received from the Global Fund an itinerary for the delivery of medicines and other health commodities expected for the year 2024, out of which the first consignment has been delivered today Friday, 12th April, 2024”
“It can be recalled that, in our earlier press release captioned “DELAYS IN THE CLEARING OF MINISTRY OF HEALTH GLOBAL FUND-SUPPORTED MEDICINES AND OTHER COMMODITIES FROM THE TEMA PORT” dated 9th April, 2024 we sought to bring clarity in this regard, and inform the general public accordingly. It is, therefore, unfortunate to find in the media space the publication under reference, misrepresenting the facts, apparently calculated to cause public disaffection for the government,” the Ministry said.
The Ministry of Health re-assured its stakeholders and the general public that, “the Global Fund remains our strong development partner in health and has neither suspended nor intend to suspend any supplies to Ghana, and for that matter, no health crisis is looming. The commitment of. the Government, through the Ministry of Health and its development partners, to meet the health needs of all people living in Ghana continues to be our collective top priority. “
It further entreated all media actors and the general public “to endeavour to verify all health-related information with the Ministry, to ensure accurate, credible and reliable reportage as an intrinsic element of our economic and social development.”