The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has expressed satisfaction with procedures and facilities provided by Frontiers Healthcare Services, in collaboration with Ghana Airport Company Limited to test passengers arriving from countries around the world at Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has expressed satisfaction with the COVID-19 operational procedures for arriving passengers at the Kotoka International Airport.
It said any other observations would be discussed privately with the Airport authorities for solutions.
Members of the Committee, on Wednesday toured the Airport COVID-19 Testing Centre to have a first-hand information about the testing procedures for arrivals.
The tour was also for members to understand the dynamics and operations of the Testing Centre.
Nana Ayew Afriyie, the Chairman of the Committee, briefing the media after the tour, said: “We resumed Parliament yesterday and thought it prudent to tour the Airport, to know what happens as far as COVID-19 protocol is concerned, understand the situation at the moment for stakeholder discussions and redress.”
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): As two of Malaysia s closest neighbours, Singapore and Indonesia, kicked off their vaccination programmes, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin wrote a blog post to give an update on what Malaysia s vaccine procurement process is like why it is not slow in getting its vaccines and the delivery schedule that Malaysians can expect. Khairy is also the co-chair of the Special Committee on Ensuring Access To Covid-19 Vaccine Supply.
Below is his blog post, reproduced in full:
An Update on Vaccine Procurement
2021 will be the year of vaccination, bringing with it some light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. As more countries start receiving and rolling out their vaccination programmes, many Malaysians have asked for updates on our vaccine supply. As co-chair of the special COVID-19 vaccine committee (JKJAV), I want to give you some updates.