A four-day intensified vaccination exercise by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to control the cholera outbreak in some parts of the Western Region is expected to end tomorrow, Thursday, December 19, 2024.
The campaign, targeting individuals aged one year and above, followed a spike in cases in some Districts of the region, including Takoradi, Effia- Kwesimintsim, Shama and Ahanta West, which have been identified as epicentres for the disease spread.
The Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Yaw OforiYeboah, briefing journalists on the situation disclosedas of last Thursday that death toll in the region had risen to 15 from eight at the initial stages.
According to the Director, about 157 new cases werereported on daily basis with 1,347 cumulativecases recorded so far in the region.
