The Ashanti Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has announced plans to launch a measles immunisation exercise for children in the region.
The campaign, which targets children aged between 9 and 59 months, aims to immunise 903,973 children to safeguard them against measles.
The initiative comes in response to a surge in measles cases in the region, with 119 cases recorded this year, a rise from the 79 cases reported last year.
Speaking at a press conference, Dr.