The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has expressed concern about the low COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the Ashanti Region.
According to the Regional Health Directorate, 70 percent of the total population of the region was targeted to be vaccinated.
As of the 15th of this month, almost one-point-five million people, representing about 42 percent, had been fully vaccinated.Â
The concern was expressed during an interaction between the Select Committee and the Regional Health Directorate in Kumasi.
The meeting between the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate was to see how best the COVID-19 vaccination coverage in the region could be scaled up. 62-point-7 percent of the population in the Ashanti Region has at least taken one dose of the COVID vaccine.
According to the Health Directorate, Kumasi Metro has the highest COVID-19 vaccination coverage, while Kwabre East Municipality has the lowest.
The Ashanti Regional Health Director, Dr. Emmanuel Tinkorang, called on the media to lead the advocacy to get people more vaccinated, particularly those who have not taken the second dose of the vaccine.
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Dr. Nana Yaw Afriyie, was not happy about the low vaccination coverage in the region, especially among the rural folk.
The concern was expressed during an interaction between the Select Committee and the Regional Health Directorate in Kumasi.
Source: gbconline.com