Ghana Health Service Denies Record of Monkey pox Cases

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has clarified that no cases of Monkeypox (Mpox) have been registered in the country as of 2024.

This response follows a recent report by the ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control (ECOWAS-RCSDC), which included Ghana among countries with confirmed cases.

Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Director of Public Health at GHS, confirmed that there are currently no Mpox cases in Accra, attributing the earlier report to data misrepresentation.

The ECOWAS-RCSDC had reported 44 confirmed cases and one death across the sub-region, listing Ghana alongside Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, and Liberia.

The African continent has faced significant challenges in controlling the spread of Mpox, with a surge in cases and deaths in 2024.

 

Report by Sang Donal Mendy.

 

 

 

 

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