Tag Archives: Monkeypox

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed a case of monkeypox in the Bia West District of the Western North Region. The case involves a 15-year-old male who sought treatment at a district government hospital on September 25, 2024, presenting with a three-day history of fever, general body pains, a …

Ghana recorded four deaths and 116 confirmed cases of the Monkeypox disease in 2022, in 14 out of the 16 regions. Two deaths were recorded in Upper East and one each in the Greater Accra and Central regions. The Savannah and Ahafo regions did not record any cases, Dr Farida …

A Military officer in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has reportedly died of the Monkeypox disease at the Upper East Regional hospital. The soldier succumbed to the disease a couple of days after reporting to the hospital, according to a report carried by A1 Radio, a radio station based in …

The total confirmed cases of the monkeypox outbreak in Ghana is now 34 with the cases recorded in six regions. More than 50 percent of cases are in the Greater Accra Region. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said Greater Accra, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Eastern, and Upper West are …

At least 18 cases of monkeypox have so far been recorded in Ghana since the country confirmed its first case on 11 June this year, the Ghana Health Service has said. The cases were detected in the Ashanti, Bono, Eastern and Greater Accra Regions.   However, speaking to the media …

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has admonished the public to maintain proper hygiene in the wake of Ghana recording cases of the new zoonotic disease, monkeypox. Contributing to a discussion on the subject matter on Metro TV’s ‘Good Morning Ghana’ …

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has revealed that five cases of monkeypox have been reported in the Eastern, Western and Greater Accra regions.   Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye made this revelation at a press briefing today, Wednesday, June 8 2022. This announcement comes after the …

Monkeypox is not serious as Covid-19 but Ghana’s health authorities must scale up surveillance mechanisms against the outbreak in other countries, a Public Health Expert at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Dr Banda Khalifa, has said. Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with monkeypox virus. Speaking on …