MMDAs directed to institute measures to curb Cholera outbreak in Western Region

The Western Regional Coordinating 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 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).

The statement noted that as part of measures to curb the surge in reported cases, MMDAs were directed to undertake mass evacuation of refuse in all communities, identify appropriate treatment centres, strictly enforce sanitation bylaws, and conduct intensive public education, among others.

Meanwhile, the Western Regional Directorate of the GHS is set to undertake a mass vaccination campaign against the spread of cholera from Sunday, 15 December to Thursday, 19 December 2024, within four MMDAs.

They include the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, Effia-Kwesimintsim, Ahanta West, and Shama Municipalities.

The vaccination teams would visit homes, schools, churches, mosques, markets, and other vantage points to administer the doses to persons aged one year and above.

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