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Health Ministry awards GHC3.9million condom contract to Indians

The Public Procurement Authority (PPA), has approved a whopping GH¢3,993,930.36 male condoms supply contract the Ministry of Health awarded to an Indian-owned company.

The decision to award the contract to the Indians, has sent people asking about whether or not, Ghanaian pharmaceutical companies such as; TOBINCO, Ernest Chemist, Danadams and others, could not have been made to supply the condoms.

A visit to the website of the PPA, revealed that the contract was awarded to Pharmanova to purchase a total quantity of 26,849,952 male condoms with pack size of 144 condoms (48 strips of 3) and pack quantity of 186,458.

March 30, 2019

References:

• https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Health-Ministry-awards-GHC3-9million-condom-contract-to-Indians-734498
• https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NDC-s-Eric-Adjei-to-petition-Special-Prosecutor-over-Government-s-39-billion-condom-contract-734412
• https://www.cmonline.com.gh/ndc-to-petition-amidu-over-govts-39-billion-condom-contract-to-indian-company/
• https://www.ppaghana.org/tenderdetail.asp?TND_ID=16237
• https://rainbowradioonline.com/ppa-approves-ghc3-9-million-contract-for-moh-to-buy-male-condoms/
• https://awakenewsonline.com/condom-govt-equals-impotent-govt-brogya-genfi-jabs-akufo-addo-administration/
• https://thepublisheronline.com/moh-defends-ghc3-9m-condom-contract/
• https://www.classfmonline.com/1.12333566
• http://scandalsindex.org/scandals/moh-involved-anti-snake-serum-procurement-breaches