IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH (IJHPR )

E-ISSN 2545-5737
P-ISSN 2695-2165
VOL. 9 NO. 1 2024

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Analysis of Ghana's Food and Drugs Law, and Public Health Act for Vaccine Safety

Alfred Addy, Johnson Mensah Sukah Selorm, Paulina Puopele, Deborah Addo, & George Benneh Mensah

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Abstract

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.

keywords:

Vaccine regulation, Compulsory immunization, Public health law, Rights-based exemption, Priority populations

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References:

The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992 (GCFR), 1992

Food and Drugs Law, 1992 (PNDCL 305B).

Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851).

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