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18 Dec

GHS Administers 290,000 Cholera Vaccines In First Two Days In WR

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Takoradi, Dec. 17, GNA – The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has so far administered about 290,000 doses of cholera vaccines out of a targeted 641,851 to persons aged one year and above within the first two days of its Cholera Vaccination campaign. The campaign is being carried out within four identified hotspots areas in the region. The campaign, which commenced on Sunday, December 15, and would end on Thursday, December 29, 2024, is aimed at offering immunity and protection against cholera infections for residents within Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, Effia-Kwesimintsim, Shama and Ahanta West municipalities. Dr Nana…

16 Dec

MMDAs Directed To Institute Measures To Curb Cholera Outbreak In Western Region

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The Western Regional Co-ordinating Council (WRCC) has directed Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to institute stringent measures to curb the surge in cholera cases in the Region. A statement signed by Mr Stephen Quarshie, Acting Regional Co-ordinating Director, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the cholera outbreak in the Region had affected eight MMDAs, with 908 cases and 10 deaths recorded. It said the situation required that the Public Health Emergency Response Teams in all MMDAs be constituted and resourced to enable them to execute their mandates within the guidelines provided by the Ghana Health Service (GHS).…

16 Dec

Western Region Records 15 Cholera Deaths

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The Western Region has so far recorded 15 deaths from the cholera outbreak with Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality as the epicentres. The Deputy Regional Director in charge of Public Health, Dr Gifty Amugi disclosed this on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem Monday. According to her, over 1,000 people have reported to various health facilities with symptoms, including diarrhoea and vomiting. However, 90 of these reported cases have been confirmed as cholera. “The outbreak started in the 4th of November and we were committed to curb it but it heightened from the beginning of December. We so far have over 1,000 reported cases…

03 Oct

GHS Confirms Monkeypox Case, 230 Suspected Cases Across 88 Districts

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The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed a case of monkeypox in the Bia West District of the Western North Region. The case involves a 15-year-old male who sought treatment at a district government hospital on September 25, 2024, presenting with a three-day history of fever, general body pains, a sore throat, and a rash, which initially appeared on his palms and face. In a statement issued to caution the public, the GHS revealed that 230 other suspected cases have been reported across 88 districts in the country. Twenty-five individuals who came into contact with the patient have been identified…

02 Feb

Western Region: Police Manhunt Robbers Who Attacked And Shot Three People

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The Police have launched a manhunt for a gang of robbers who attacked a gold-buying shop and shot three people at Ntwitwina near Wassa Nkonya in the Western Region on February 01, 2023. A special police team comprising investigation, intelligence and operational officers have been deployed to beef up security in the town and surrounding communities. We would like to assure the public that we will surely get the robbers arrested to face justice. The development comes on the back of the arrest of some robbery suspects in the area on January 28,2023. The four suspects were arrested by the…

06 Dec

NPP Will Snatch Back The 4 Seats The Party Lost In W/R- Inusah Fuseini

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Western Regional Communications officer, of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Issah Fuseini has vowed to help prosecute an effective campaign aimed at winning back at least the four seats the party lost in the region in the last general elections. According to him, the party lost those seats due to the government's relentless fight against galamsey- because those areas were noted for illegal mining. He told Kwaku Dawuro on Movement in the morning show on Wontumi Radio/Movement TV that the NPP needs all its supporters and sympathizers to ‘break the 8’. "We shall together work to change the face of…