The Ministry of Health has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media claiming that Ghana has recorded 2,300 Ebola cases and 930 deaths.
In a press release, the Ministry clarified that Ghana has not recorded any case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and urged the public to disregard the figures, which it said originated from a false publication attributed to South Africa’s SABC News channel.
The Ministry explained that recent visits by the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to Ghana’s points of entry, laboratories and treatment facilities were part of routine preparedness measures aimed at strengthening the country’s capacity to prevent and respond to potential public health emergencies, and not an indication of an Ebola outbreak.
The Ministry further appealed to the public to rely only on official information from the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service, warning against the circulation of unverified reports that could cause unnecessary fear and panic.
By: Bernard Mensah |Planbfmonline.com
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