Ghana's progress in the fight to eradicate rabies risks being eroded if the country does not improve its level of commitment to these efforts.
The Veterinary Council attributes the slow improvement in the country's initiatives to a lack of political will from the government to address the issue.
Rabies remains a global public health threat, and Ghana doesn't seem to be moving closer to the global target for its elimination by 2030 and with 26 deaths reported out of 31 cases so far this year, stakeholders fear the situation could worsen without more effective interventions.
Globally, the World Health Organization estimates that 70,000 lives are lost to rabies annually.