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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has lauded Zipline Ghana for its decision to extend its vaccine access program from 2024 to 2026, further bridging gaps in vaccine delivery to underserved and hard-to-reach areas in the country. At the launch of the initiative, "Expanding Vaccine Access in Ghana 2024–2026," held at the Zipline Distribution Center in Omenako, Eastern Region, the Director of Public Health, Frank Asiedu Bekoe, commended Zipline's transformative role in addressing healthcare accessibility challenges over the past five years. Speaking on behalf of the GHS Director-General, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Mr. Bekoe highlighted Zipline's significant contributions to emergency vaccine delivery, especially in remote areas. "For the past five years, Zipline's vaccine drone intervention has effectively addressed access issues in hard-to-reach areas during emergencies," Bekoe remarked. He added that the partnership with Zipline has enabled the GHS to achieve...

  Honourable Yaw Osafo-Maafo, Former Minister of Finance and Economic Planning and Former Minister of Education, has expressed strong support for the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and the Fanteakwa South Parliamentary Candidate, Hon. Duke Ofori-Atta. During his visit to Abompe and Samang in the Fanteakwa South Constituency, Hon. Osafo-Maafo emphasized the importance of voting for these two candidates in the upcoming elections. Speaking at engagements with traditional leaders and party faithful, Hon. Osafo-Maafo stated, "I have come to Fanteakwa South because of two people—Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Hon. Duke Ofori-Atta. It is crucial for the people here to vote massively for them." He stressed the significance of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy, a flagship initiative of the NPP government, and warned against the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) potentially reversing it. "If Ghanaians want the Free SHS ...