The government has successfully cleared all 443 containers of essential drugs that were previously held at the Tema Port since May 2023. Mr. Ernest Ortsin, Acting Chair of the Country Coordinating Mechanism of the Global Fund, revealed this information to GHOne News. This development came after the Minority in Parliament issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the government to ensure the clearance of all essential commodities donated by the Global Fund.
On June 14 of this year, the Minister of Health promised that the government would clear all the over 120 remaining stuck containers from the port within two weeks. According to the Global Fund, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) gave clearance for all the commodities to be removed from the Tema Port.
The only challenge was that the Central Medical Stores, which received the commodities, could offload eight trucks/containers a day. However, they were forced to stretch to their maximum capacity limit of receiving 16 containers daily. Meanwhile, 47 containers have already been received by Imperial Health Sciences, a warehousing and logistics management company, which has distributed them to various health facilities.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM