WHO Local Production & Assistance (LPA) Unit, under the Regulation and Prequalification Department (RPQ), in collaboration with the WHO Country Office of Ghana (CO/GHA) and WHO Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), held a mission in Ghana, from the 16 to 20 of May 2022, to conduct an assessment of the ecosystem and identify gaps in the local production of vaccines. WHO LP Mission Team met with the Chief Director of the Ministry of Health (MoH), Minister of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), Ghana Food and Drugs Authority (Ghana FDA), Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG), and other relevant strategic and operational level stakeholders.
The WHO Local Production (LP) Mission Team visited selected local manufacturers with potential for vaccine production and analysed the existing gaps in compliance with WHO and International current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) and other quality standards.
WHO LP Mission Team is engaged in promoting local production along the entire pharmaceutical chain together with MoH and other ministries in Ghana to achieve public health benefits for the people of Ghana and regional community. On the 20 of May 2022, the mission to the Republic of Ghana concluded with a closing meeting where the Government of Ghana accepted the preliminary findings and outcomes that accurately portrayed the local vaccine production in Ghana. A strong government commitment to the provision for local production had been clearly captured, acknowledging the need for the Government of Ghana to tap into WHO resources. WHO LPA Unit provides holistic and coordinated support to Member States to strengthen local production and technology transfer thought guidance tools, situational analyses, fostering partnerships, capacity building and specialized technical assistance, development of skilled human resources, risk-based product selection, and facilitating technology transfer for prioritized products and technologies.
Chief Director of
Ghana MoH and WHO Local Production Mission team led by Dr Jicui Dong, Mission Team Lead & Unit Head LPA/RPQ/MHP
For more information, please contact the Local Production & Assistance Unit (LPA) at: localproduction@who.int