The Bono Regional Health Directorate in Sunyani has received a walk-in cold room, worth GH¢320,000, funded by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
The facility, equipped with two large cold room refrigerators, is located at the Disease Control Unit premises.
The Bono Regional Director of Health, Dr. Kofi Amo-Kodieh, expressed gratitude to UNICEF and highlighted the region’s enhanced capacity for vaccine storage and distribution within the region and the West Africa Sub-Sahara region.
“We now have the capacity to store and preserve vaccines for onward delivery to neighbouring countries, including Togo, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast”.
With Ghana’s pursuit of vaccine development and production, the Bono Regional Director of Health expressed optimism that the Bono Region would play a crucial role in the distribution of those vaccines.
Dr. Amo-Kodieh also expressed concern over the lack of maintenance culture among Ghanaians. However, he reassured that the directorate had implemented plans to ensure regular maintenance of the facility.