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Brong Ahafo Region has been identified as one of the high risk regions in the
country of the Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) due to the presence of the bats at
Buoyam Caves which have tested positive with ebola antigens. Mr. Eric Opoku,
Brong Ahafo Regional Minister who announced this said it is necessary to
re-orient themselves and take the needed precautions to safeguard people in the
Region. He was addressing the third quarterly meeting of the Brong Ahafo
Regional Coordinating Council in Sunyani. The meeting attended by Municipal and
District Chief Executives, Heads of decentralized departments and traditional
rulers was to review activities for the year on government programmes, policies
and decisions on emerging issues and the way forward. Mr. Opoku who is also the
Member of Parliament for Asunafo South urged the people to observe personal
hygiene such as washing of hands regularly, the use of hand sanitizers and
reporting suspected cases immediately to any health facility. He said no case
of the disease has been recorded in the country yet, even though there have
been some suspected cases which laboratory examinations have proven negative in
all the instances. Mr. Opoku called on health professional and the EVD Response
Team in the region to intensify its education
campaign to alert the citizenry to enable them protect themselves from the
deadly disease. He asked the Municipal and District Chief Executives to
activate and strengthen the Municipal and District Response Teams to be alert
and prepared to deal with any outbreak of the disease.Mr Opoku urged the
general public to avoid close contact
with people suspected to have symptoms of the disease and report them to health
facilities.
Source:DailyGraphic
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