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VACCINE SAFETY IN GHANA: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS LAW AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACT

Kofi Owusu-Agyemang Boateng·Sarah Amuah Boakye
Published 29 January 2025
Vol. 11, No. 1 (2023)
pp. 1-11
CC BY 4.0
  1. 1
    Kofi Owusu-Agyemang Boateng
    Vice Principal, Assinman Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Fosu, Ghana
    GH
  2. 2
    Sarah Amuah Boakye
    Principal Health Tutor, MPhil Nursing Student, PHN, RN, College of Nursing and Midwifery, Nalerigu, Ghana
    GH

Amidst vaccine safety hesitancy risks, this analysis applies CREAC method to interpret Ghana’s Food and Drugs Law 1992 (PNDCL 305B) establishing regulation alongside Public Health Act 2012 (Act 851) enabling compulsion, evaluating policy levers balancing access assurance and outbreak response efficacy with dissent and rights protections. Key amendments and guidance recommended affirm nuanced applications upholding exemption and exclusion fairness amidst necessity, minimizing restrictions through transparent and accountable procedures. Significantly, codifying posterity considerations builds trust in oversight systems with Phase IV post-market surveillance while proactive rights jurisprudence presses judicious state action – fostering adoption not resistance.

JournalPharmacology, Alternative Medicine, and Healthcare Journal
ISSN3065-064X
Volume / IssueVol. 11, No. 1 (2023)
Pages1-11
Published29 January 2025
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LicenseCC BY 4.0 — reuse with attribution
PublisherKeith Publications
Boateng , K., Boakye, S. (2025). VACCINE SAFETY IN GHANA: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE FOOD AND DRUGS LAW AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. Pharmacology, Alternative Medicine, and Healthcare Journal, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 1-11

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