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BY: Prof. Augustin Fosu & Dr Bjorn Lomborg
Category: Opinion
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When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was recently sworn in for the second time, he emphasised how Ghana is set to become one of the most digitised economies in Africa over the next few years.
This, he pointed out, can drive the enterprise and ingenuity of the nation, and help push economic prosperity.
Of course, no government, no matter how rich or powerful, can do all things. Even President Akufo-Addo will have to prioritise which policy areas his second term will focus on.
But digitisation is an excellent place to start.
Scientists clash over ethics of global vaccine roll-out
International mechanisms for sharing COVID-19 vaccines have come under fire from scientists around the world for reinforcing rather than combating inequity in global health provision, and for encouraging parochial nationalist responses to the pandemic.
The ethical furore has led to finger-pointing among public health experts eager to attribute blame for shortages in the supply of vaccines at national level.
Big pharma, with the support of wealthy countries, has continued to block a move supported by the majority at the World Health Organization (WHO) to waive intellectual property rights restrictions in order to enable poorer countries to produce their own generic vaccines.
University of Ghana (UG) is engaged in a search for a new Vice-Chancellor. The term of office of the current Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, will end on July 31, 2021.