According to the GHS, Director-General of the Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Abogye, the country’s epidemic and response system are on course since the outbreak of Coronavirus. “Ghana has the capacity to diagnose both disease conditions,” Dr Patrick Kuma-Abogye noted at a press briefing on Sunday, August 15. The statement follows a first confirmed case of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Ghana's western neighbour, Cote d’Ivoire, on Sunday, August 15. Guinea also became the first West African country to record the Marbug virus after recording its first case on August 9. Aside sensitizing citizens about the diseases, the GHS said it is working with the Ghana Immigration Service to ensure illegal entrants into Ghana are appropriately screened.

Source: GhanaWeb August 16, 2021 11:26 UTC