Akufo-Addo's speech on Covid-19 and the IMF's program.
He said, according to scientists and health professionals, there is no longer an international public health emergency.
It has resulted in the strengthening of our disease surveillance system, and this has been manifested in recent months by our ability to deal with outbreaks of frightening diseases such as Marburg, Lassa fever, and Monkey Pox in a very swift and aggressive manner, before they could become serious public health catastrophes.
It is likely, God willing, that this is the last in the series of 'Fellow Ghanaians' speeches on COVID, and as your President, I have a long list of individuals and institutions to thank.
I acknowledge that digital technologies and drones played a significant role in delivering vaccines and medications to inaccessible areas, and I am pleased that they have become an integral part of our health delivery system.
The first installment of six hundred (600) million US dollars has been credited to our national account, out of the three (3) billion US dollars we have negotiated to receive over the next thirty-six (36) months.
Access to the IMF facility will not immediately resolve our current difficulties, but the fact that we were able to negotiate such a deal sends a positive message to our trading partners, creditors, and investors; a message that will be reinforced by the discipline, hard work, and initiative with which we execute the programme.
It should result in the restoration of confidence and the reopening of doors that have been shut for the past year and a half. It should also result in the resumption of several stalled infrastructure initiatives.