The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate is cautioning the public against an imminent threat of cholera and other infectious diseases in the region.
[contextly_sidebar id=”ChBQXccYz6J52UsSix66jCyt1mk6hMKE”]According to the Regional Health Directorate the onset of the rains coupled with poor sanitary conditions might trigger another cholera outbreak.
The Greater Accra Region alone recorded over 20,000 cases of cholera between June 2014 and February 2015.
Out of this figure, about 100 deaths were recorded.
The directorate has therefore warned the general public to strictly adhere to good personal and environmental hygiene to ensure that the disease do not breakout again.
Cholera
Cholera is an infectious disease that causes severe watery diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration and even death if untreated.
It is caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae.
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By: Kojo Agyeman/citifmonline.com/Ghana