General News of Thursday, 15 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Kwaku Agyeman-Manu said Sputnik V contract has been terminated• It was terminated by the middle-man, Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum• The minister appeared before a nine-member parliamentary committeeKwaku Agyeman-Manu, Health Minister, has said the 'overpriced' Sputnik V vaccine contract with middle-man, Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, has been terminated. Under the Sputnik V vaccine contract, Ghana procured the vaccines at a unit cost of 19 dollars as against the ex-factory price of 10 dollars per dose. The minister told a nine-member bi-partisan Parliamentary Probe Committee, Thursday, July 15, that Sheikh Maktoum wrote to his outfit on Wednesday to terminate the contract. The health minister further indicated that, a second contract with another intermediary, S. L. Global, which is a Ghanaian company, is under review. Although the contract exists, the company is also given indications that they will not be able to supply.

Source: GhanaWeb July 15, 2021 12:11 UTC