Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, a member of parliament for the Western Region's Juaboso Constituency, has blasted Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's administration for focusing on the wrong issues.

The lawmaker stated in an interview with Neat FM on February 24, 2023, that the government is investing millions of cedis in the construction of the National Cathedral even though the Ghana Health Service has reported a shortage of standard childhood vaccination vaccines, which he claims demonstrates a complete lack of priorities.

Why must we wait until there is a shortage of the vaccine before announcing that there won't be any immunisations available for around six, two, or three months?

“Sometimes when you hear things like this and if you don’t take care you might end up saying something that will bring issues. It is very serious, first; it was in only the Northern part of the country (vaccines shortage), and now it is getting all over the country.

“What I want to assure everyone is that when we are talking about a global pandemic or disease, we all need to be worried and concerned.

“Sometimes it is very sad, the kind of life that we expect, you don’t have vaccines but you’re saying you want to build a Cathedral.

“Does it make sense? Are we human beings? the children of this country are dying and you’re saying you want to build Cathedral,” he lamented.

He continued by saying that the government must take proactive steps to meet all of the needs of the health sector. He also said Parliament's committee on health will ensure that they handle all national health issues.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has assured that the routine child immunisation vaccine would be available in two weeks.

The Director-General of GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye explained that efforts are underway to restock the vaccines in an interview with Citi FM.