The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines was a collaborative effort between the public and private sectors.
In Ghana, for instance, the medical drone delivery company Zipline played a crucial role in delivering vaccines to remote areas. Refrigerated trucks from UPS transported vaccines from Accra to regional cold storage points, from where drones carried them to last-mile health centers. This method facilitated the delivery of over one million vaccines.
In Ghana, the COVID-19 pandemic and response efforts were primarily concentrated in urbanized regions, where private healthcare resources are more abundant. In 2019, the private health sector accounted for 51.7% of health consultations in urban centers, compared to 45.7% in public health facilities. In Accra—the capital city and the epicenter of COVID-19 infections in Ghana—the private health sector provided 68.8% of all health consultations in 2019, while public facilities accounted for 31.3%. Additionally, eight out of every ten health facilities in Accra were privately owned.
Moreover, Ghana’s pharmaceutical and medical laboratory sectors are predominantly private. Approximately 80% of pharmaceutical operators and 23 of the 33 most highly recommended medical laboratories are privately owned, with most concentrated in Accra and Kumasi, the country’s two most populous cities.
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