USAID freeze opens $78.2M health funding gap in Ghana, risking child vaccination progress

USAID's suspension has left Ghana with an estimated $78.2 million health funding shortfall. In the north, 75 percent of districts surveyed report vaccine delays or irregular supplies, tied to cold-chain (refrigerated storage and transport) constraints. Ghana was among the first African nations to introduce the RTS,S malaria vaccine, linked to averting roughly one in eight child deaths among eligible recipients.