Three people have been reported dead in the Agona West Municipality following the outbreak of cholera at Agona Swedru and nearby towns in the Central Region.
According to officials at the Swedru Municipal Government Hospital, a total of 200 suspected cases have been reported, with 11 of these confirmed as cholera.
The Agona West Municipal Coordinating Director, Mr. Simon Asare, announced at a stakeholder meeting in Swedru that three deceased persons were among the 11 people found with the disease.
The Assembly has implemented swift measures to curb the spread of the disease.
Mr Asare also told the meeting that numerous suspected cholera cases had been reported from Agona Nyakrom, with Agona Nkum identified as an epicentre.
Mr Asare has assured that the Assembly would collaborate with health officials to ensure that the dreaded or contagious disease would be kicked out of the municipality completely.
According to Mr Asare, the assembly has engaged water tankers to supply water to Agona Nkum and its adjoining villages following the breakdown of the main pipeline from Agona Nyakrom to the town.
The Assembly had mounted pressure on the Swedru Office of the Ghana Water Company to speed up the repair works on the broken pipes to restore the water supply to the residents.
Residents of Agona Nyakrom and Agona Nkum have been given a three-month grace period to provide toilets in every household to ensure environmental cleanliness.
The Assembly would take drastic action against any landlord or landlady who failed to comply with the directive, he cautioned.
He announced a decongestion exercise would soon be carried out at the Central Business District of Swedru to ensure the free flow of human and vehicular traffic and appealed to stakeholders to cooperate to ensure the success of the exercise.
The meeting was attended by chiefs, Assembly members, members of National Democratic Congress (NDC), the opposition New Patriotic Party(NPP), market women, Civil Society Organizations, media practitioners, and drivers’ unions.
Source: GNA
