No Lassa Fever in Ghana- Ghana Health Service
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) last month declared Ghana free of the Lassa fever outbreak recorded in the country. The Director of Public Health at the GHS, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe told the GNA that the disease had been contained as no new cases had been reported over the past 28 days. The GHS data has […]
Clinical Epidemiologist calls for intense public education to reduce cases of Lassa fever in Ghana
A Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Professor Fred Binka, has called for more public education to reduce the cases of Lassa fever. His comments follows the confirmed cases of Lassa fever in the country. So far it has claimed one life. Professor Binka, in an interview with GBC NEWS, attributed poor education to the continuous spread […]
Ghana records 12 additional cases of Lassa fever
By Seli Baisie The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed that 12 more cases of Lassa Fever have been recorded in the country. This discovery came after the Ghana Health Service tracked down 56 people who had been in contact with the initial two cases that were confirmed on February 26, 2023. Ghana’s Lassa Fever cases […]