The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a notice to all regional directors of health and chief executive officers of the various teaching hospitals about the re-emergence of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa.
Accordingly, the Director-General of the Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has charged all wellbeing offices “to start readiness and reaction plans for EVD”.
In his letter to partners, Dr. Kuma-Aboagye said, from consequently, all provincial and regional Public Health Emergency Management Committees ought to remember EVD for their plan.
“Moreover, areas, regions, wellbeing offices, port wellbeing units at all boundary posts especially along the Western line and all arrival seashores are to elevate observation for EVD utilizing the standard case definition.
“They are additionally mentioned to remind all Ghanaians and occupants in Ghana on the need to shield themselves from the illness.”
Among the preventive measures are dodging contact with blood and body liquids of individuals who show manifestations of the illness, rehearsing hand cleanliness just as successive handwashing with cleanser under running water, and the utilization of liquor-based hand sanitizer.
“We are to take note and remind the general public that under no circumstance should public or private transport be used in transporting suspected EVD cases.
“They are to call for support from the District Director of Health Services of respective Districts, Municipalities or Metropolis in the transfer of such persons to a health facility.”
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