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COVID-19 Slows Down Cholera Spread In Eastern Region

  Dr Arko Akoto-Ampaw, the Medical Director of the Eastern Regional Hospital, says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of personal hygiene, which has helped to prevent infectious and water-borne diseases like cholera. He said despite the devastating consequences of the coronavirus pandemic on personal health and health infrastructure, it had significantly contributed to slowing down cholera spread in the Region. Dr Akoto-Ampaw was contributing to a panel discussion on “keeping Ghana clean” during a sanitation dialogue organized by the Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL), in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana in Koforidua. The GCGL launched a National Sanitation Awareness Campaign in April, 2021, calling for strict enforcement of sanitation bye-laws as well as naming and shaming sanitation offenders.

Herd Immunity Vaccination On Course Despite Setbacks — Minister Of Health

  The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has given the assurance that in spite of frustrations in accessing vaccines from the global market, the government was determined to vaccinate a greater chunk of the population He said although over 1.2 million Ghanaians had so far been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, “we want to vaccinate 20 million people, which represents about 60 per cent of the population and by this, we will achieve herd immunity.” Mr Agyeman-Manu was speaking at a meeting between the Ministry of Health, the Japanese government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to review the country partnership over a period of time.

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