In response to the alarming surge in cholera cases across multiple regions, the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) have launched a vaccination exercise in Accra. The initiative, which kicks off today [Friday, February 14], aims to immunise over 300,000 residents in the capital to curb theContinue Reading
The Central Regional Environmental Health Office has cautioned families who lose their relatives to cholera to bury them immediately to protect the community. The office cautioned that the bodies of cholera casualties were highly infectious and could lead to an epidemic if not handled properly. Mr Emmanuel Owusu Ashia, aContinue Reading
A study by WHO-AFRO evaluating the five-year progress of the implementation of the regional cholera prevention and control framework adopted in 2018, has shown that the region is not on track to eliminate cholera by 2030. All four targets, which include contributing to the global goal of eliminating predictable choleraContinue Reading
A cholera outbreak which hit Ghana in October 2024 has so far claimed Forty (40) lives with 398 others infected in five regions. Data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that 41 persons are currently on admission in various hospitals while the disease has spread to one more district,Continue Reading
The death toll from the cholera outbreak in parts of Ghana has shot up to 37, with the number of confirmed cases also increasing from 346 to 359, as of December 26, 2024 The two new deaths were recorded in the Western region. This has prompted the Ghana Health ServiceContinue Reading
The Ashanti region has for the first time recorded five confirmed cholera cases in three districts. The Sekyere South district has the highest number of cholera cases with three confirmed cases, while Kumasi and Bekwai have recorded one case each as of December 28, 2024. Out of a total ofContinue Reading
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported a total of 4,155 suspected cholera cases nationwide, with 35 deaths as of December 23, 2024. In a statement, GHS Director General, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye noted that the majority of fatalities occurred within 24 hours of admission. The outbreak, which began inContinue Reading
A total number of 14 persons have lost their lives in a cholera outbreak in the Western Region, with several others hospitalized across various healthcare facilities. As of 7th December, 789 suspected cases had been recorded, with daily new cases surpassing 60. In response to the surge, a team fromContinue Reading