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24 Oct

$1.6 Million Worth Of Family Planning Commodities Stuck At Tema Port For Over Seven Months

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A coalition of 55 civil society organizations (CSOs) in Ghana has appealed to the government to expedite the clearing of essential Family Planning (FP) commodities that have been stuck at the Tema Port for over seven months due to unpaid duties and accumulating demurrage fees. They indicated that the delay in clearing these vital supplies, which were donated by the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has resulted in a national shortage of contraceptives, posing public health risks, according to a report by Adom Online. The CSOs also noted that the shortage could lead…

$45m Pharmaceutical Products Locked Up At Port

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Health commodities worth $45 million and purchased with Global Fund allocations to the country have been stuck at the port since August 2023 due to the importers’ inability to pay the import duties. This comes even as the country has run out of some of those commodities which include malaria Rapid Diagnostic Testkits (RDTs), Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs), Antiretrovirals (ARVs) and others. The amount involved is part of the $234 million the Global Fund allocated to the country to enhance the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria from 2023 to 2025. The revelation, contained in a statement issued by the…

DVLA Boss Exposes John Mahama On Commercial Vehicle Import Duties

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A key executive with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Nana Oteatuoso Kokobeng II, has punched holes and exposed former President John Mahama on his promise to exempt Commercial vehicles from import duties if he secures power in December. The Bekwai DVLA boss in an interview on Wontumi fm and tv which was monitored by Wontumionline.com, stated that the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress is telling pure lies since he can’t determine the private or commercial status of any vehicle by just looking at it. Nana Oteatuoso Kokobeng II stated that “Mahama can’t just assume and tell that a car…