The
Head of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Franklin Asiedu
Bekoe, has described cholera as a development oriented one, and not exactly a
health one. He was speaking to Kapital News in connection with a recent report
released by the United Nations Children’s Fund which indicated that cholera
cases in Ghana have increased over the past seven months. He confirmed the
report, saying although cholera manifests itself as a disease; it really is
about the dire sanitation situation in our environment. He says that because of
this, the Health sector, in mitigating the disease, can only advocate by
sensitizing the general public on practicing proper hygienic lifestyles in
order to pre-empt potential attacks. Dr.
Bekoe confirms that cholera cases are on the upsurge, saying although the Brong
Ahafo and Greater Accra regions as cholera-prone hotspots, the general public
across the country are all at risk of contracting the disease.
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