Cholera kills two people in Ada
Two people have died as a result of a cholera outbreak in the Ada enclave; the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reports that 43 cases have been documented thus far.
The Ada East and Ada West districts in the Greater Accra Region have been hit by the outbreak, which has forced health officials to move quickly to contain the situation and stop more deaths.
Dr. Frank Bekoe, the Ghana Health Service’s Director of Public Health, confirmed the numbers and said that measures are being taken to control the cases and stop the outbreak from getting worse.
He emphasized that the health authorities are keeping a careful eye on the situation, paying particular attention to tracking the contacts of those who are impacted and guaranteeing early diagnosis of new cases.
“So we have 37 confirmed cases from Ada East, and then six confirmed cases in Ada West. For us, we are looking at mortalities. I think that since the outbreak started, we have had two mortalities. And what we are doing is that we are trying to make sure that we identify the cases quite early and identify the contacts and follow them up and that is what we have been doing in our circumstances.”
The Vibrio cholerae bacteria is the cause of cholera, a highly contagious illness that is spread by consuming tainted food and water.
It frequently flourishes in places with inadequate access to clean drinking water and poor sanitation. Cholera is characterized by extreme diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration, all of which can quickly result in death if left untreated.
