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

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

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 regulationCompulsory immunizationPublic health lawRights-based exemptionPriority populations

References

The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992 (GCFR), 1992 Food and Drugs Law, 1992 (PNDCL 305B). Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851).

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

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