Despite recent flooding and subsequent water stagnation, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has expressed satisfaction with the health situation in the affected Tongu Districts.
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, Director-General of the GHS, stated in an interview that they were delighted that no illness outbreaks had been detected in the two weeks following the accident.
“We are quite satisfied that two weeks into this disaster, we have not had any outbreak of disease, which often happens in many countries and many places. So, we have simply come to support the districts in continuing the work they are doing,” he stated.
Dr Kuma-Aboagye added, “We have brought some relief items, as well as mental health experts and psychologists, to assess the situation and determine what needs to be done. In the long term, those who have been displaced will need psycho-social support, and we are also here to look at the plight of the 271 health workers who are part of the displaced community.”
He also stated that any current ailments in the population are pre-existing.
