Ghana's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is struggling to keep up with its great start

By Nana Kofi Quakyi, Research Fellow, New York University

Ghana became the first country globally to receive a vaccine shipment from the COVAX facility – a global initiative that’s trying to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines – when 600,000 Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses were delivered in February 2021. The country also received a total of about 360,000 doses from India and telecom giant MTN as donations. Ghana’s initial plan was to vaccinate…

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~	The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s proposed urban mega-project sends a clear warning to other would-be utopias

~	Setting the record straight on refugee claims by international students

~	Since Tesla recalled its vehicles in 2023, there have been 20 accidents and investigators are asking why

~	What is energy made of? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast

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~	African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

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