Seventeen new cases of cholera have been recorded in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region with the majority of the cases being mild.
The Regional Health Directorate says environmental assessments conducted point to open defecation as one of the major causes of the spread.
The Directorate says they are engaging the security services and the environmental officers to ensure that persons who defecate along the coast are punished.
Central Regional Director of Health Services Dr. Agnes Achiamaa Anane expressed confidence that the interventions they have put in place will reduce the numbers drastically.
“Currently we are having a lot of cases but I must say that the sensitization is going well so people are getting to know that they have to report to a health facility as early as possible once they suspect they have cholera.
“We have done some activities over the weekend [February 8] and we have engaged the traditional authorities on the issue. We have also done environmental assessments and one key challenge we have noticed is open defecation along the coast,” Dr.Achiamaa Anane said.
“We have engaged the environmental officers and the security personnel to ensure that people who defecate along the coast are dealt with. Currently, we have seventeen new cases but interestingly, they are mild and we are dealing with it,” the Regional Health Director told Citi News.
“We have also started administering vaccines to the medical staff who are taking part in the treatment, hoping to also reduce the spread on the part of heath workers,” the Regional Director said.
