[ 2017-05-01 ]

Health Service reminds regional directors to be alert for cholera outbreak
The Ghana Health Service has reminded of its
cholera alert to all regional health directors and
warned of the risk of an outbreak in 2017, has
increased by the onset of the rains and potential
flooding in some communities.

The service urged the various directorates to
enhance surveillance of diarrhoea disease with
weekly reporting of all cases of acute diarrhoea.
It also directed the directorates to update
emergency preparedness and response plans on
cholera and other diarrhoea.

All regions in 2014 confirmed cholera outbreaks,
while one hundred and thirty districts
representing 60.2% were affected. There have been
subsequent pockets of outbreaks with most recent
in 2016, and early part of 2017, affecting Ashanti
and Greater Accra regions and the Cape Coast
Metropolis of Central Region.
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Source - citifmonline.com

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