Ghana to pre-qualify local companies to manufacture vaccines for Africa – NVI CEO
Chief Executive Officer of the National Vaccine Institute (NVI), Dr Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey, has disclosed that Ghana is preparing to pre-qualify Ghanaian companies to manufacture vaccines for the local and wider African market. He said the move follows Ghana’s decision to join the Africa Pool Procurement Mechanism, which is expected to create opportunities for local vaccine […]
Ghana is set to pre-qualify local companies for vaccine manufacturing to serve the domestic and African market, according to NVI CEO Dr Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey. The decision follows Ghana's participation in the Africa Pool Procurement Mechanism, which aims to create opportunities for local manufacturers to compete for supply contracts across the continent. Speaking on Joy FM, Dr Sodzi-Tettey confirmed that Ghana plans to manufacture and supply selected vaccines, rather than merely importing them.
In November, a regional meeting will be held in Accra to identify and prepare Ghanaian companies capable of participating in the manufacturing process. Interested companies must demonstrate their manufacturing capacity, including the type and volume of vaccines they can produce. Once pre-qualified, these firms will be able to participate in tenders and potentially supply vaccines across a market of over 1.4 billion people.
Ghana's choice of five vaccines for the initial manufacturing phase is based on their importance to the country's immunization program. Additionally, the Gavi-supported Africa Vaccines Manufacturing Accelerator initiative offers incentives for more complex manufacturing, which could help manufacturers recover investments in producing these vaccines. Initially, Ghana will focus on vaccines that do not receive subsidies before expanding into more complex production.
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