Ebola Vaccine Expected To Be Available By The First Quarter of 2015

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Hannah Tetteh says the Ebola vaccine being developed is expected to be made available by the first quarter of next year. She says the vaccine will be first tried before being used.

She said government will work hand in hand with stakeholders to ensure the vaccine is administered at subsidized cost since the preliminary price put out for a shot of the Ebola vaccine is
about one hundred US dollars.

Madam Tetteh said this as she contributed to a statement on the steps being taken by the country to
handle the Ebola disease.

Radio Ghana's Correspondent, Augustus Nabanyi Aquaye reports that when Members of Parliament met last month for an emergency sitting, the Speaker Doe Adjaho asked that the Minister of Health be brought to the House to brief members on the efforts made so far in the fight against Ebola in the country.

This was as a result of an application
made by the MP for Manhyia South, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh.

In contributing to the briefing by the Minister of Health, Dr. Kweku Agyeman Mensah, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hannah Tetteh said sub
regional efforts at tackling the disease has a strong backing from the
President.

Briefing the MPs, the Minister of Health, and Dr. Kweku Agyeman Mensah
said so far, over one hundred suspected cases had all tested negative
of the Ebola virus.

He said government has an inter-ministerial co coordinating committee to oversee surveillance of the country’s disease activities. .

MP for Manhyia South, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh had issue with monitoring activities at the airports.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Finance will be in Parliament on Wednesday November 19, to present the 2015 budget
statement.

This was made known by the Deputy Majority Leader, Alfred Agbesi when he presented the Hose’s business statement for next week.

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