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Health Minister to brief Parliament on cholera, CSM outbreaks
Add a CommentThe Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, is expected to appear before Parliament today, Tuesday February 18 to brief the house on the public health emergencies in the country. This follows a request by the Minority Leader and Member of Parliament … Read more →
Cholera Outbreak: Bury dead relatives immediately – Environmental Health Office
Add a CommentThe 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 … Read more →
Cholera, typhoid cases increasing in communities affected by the flood
Add a CommentA Public Health Practitioner, Abraham Norman Nortey, has revealed that water-borne diseases are increasing in the communities that have been affected by the flood that was caused by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. He stated that although the people … Read more →
No cholera in Accra – GHS
Add a CommentThe Greater Accra Region, the hotbed of cholera outbreaks in Ghana, has not recorded any case of the disease since the outset of the rains, the Regional Health Directorate has revealed. The Regional Director of Health, Dr Charity Sarpong, said … Read more →
EU gives Ghana €600,000 to fight cholera
Add a CommentThe European Union has announced a €600,000 financial support to Ghana to fight cholera outbreaks in the wake of the June 3 flood which wreaked havoc in Accra.About 152 lives were lost two weeks ago in a fire and flood … Read more →
2nd year student of Cape Coast University dies of cholera
Add a CommentA level 200 student of the University of Cape Coast in the Central region is reported dead of food poisoning. The university has also recorded 177 cases of diarrhea and vomiting, all traced to the consumption of two suspected local … Read more →
PPP says blame Prez. Mahama for cholera deaths
Add a CommentThe Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is blaming President John Mahama for the death of the over 80 people who have died of cholera. The PPP is convinced that the failure of the President and his government to properly address the … Read more →
Cholera kills 4 in Cape Coast
Add a CommentAbout 153 cases of cholera have been recorded in Cape Coast in the past two weeks. Four of the patients have died, with three deaths occurring at the Metropolitan Hospital at Bakaano while the other occurred at the Cape Coast … Read more →
57 years as a country: Cholera outbreak worsening in Ghana’s capital
Add a CommentThere is no sign of the cholera outbreak going away soon in the Greater Accra Region, as cases of the disease reported at health facilities increase each day. It is estimated that more than 6,000 cholera cases have been reported … Read more →
Cholera outbreak kills 15 out of 200 new recorded cases in Accra
Add a CommentFifteen cholera patients are reported dead, out of about 200 new cases in the Accra Metropolis Tuesday. Between June and today, the Greater Accra region has recorded a total of 878 cholera cases with the metropolis alone recording 604 of … Read more →
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