Ghana to fully fund its vaccines by 2030
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 3News
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama says Ghana will have to fully fund its vaccine purchases by 2030, as support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, comes to an end. The country currently funds about 50% of its vaccines and plans to gradually increase domestic spending, according to Mahama.
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will buy its own vaccines by 2030, as support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, comes to an end, reports 3News. The president said the country currently funds about 50% of its vaccines and that the 2026 budget already provides funding for vaccines, essential supplies and priority health programmes.
Ghana entered Gavi’s accelerated transition phase in January 2022 and must fully fund its immunisation programme in 2030, according to Gavi’s programme audit conducted in May 2026. The co-financing rules that came into force on 1 January 2026 gradually increase the national share to 100% over eight years.
The government also wants to strengthen domestic funding for vaccination, the fight against HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, as well as disease surveillance and laboratory capacity, reports 3News. Ghana notably introduced the RTS,S malaria vaccine in 2019 and launched a national campaign against human papillomavirus in 2025 targeting 2.4 million girls aged 9 to 14.
