The President of IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe, has lamented what he described as the \u201clast minute attitude\u201d adopted by city authorities and government in dealing with the cholera outbreak.<\/p>\n
He attributed the recurring cholera outbreaks in Ghana to poor planning and the lack of foresight by successive governments.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way we do our things, where we wait till the last minute, even if you were not prepared, you knew it was a cyclical thing\u00a0and you would have thought that people will have had the mind to plan ahead,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n
The cholera outbreak in the Greater Accra and Central regions, has recorded over 5,000 cases and 45 deaths since July.<\/p>\n
Hospitals in the Metropolis are overstretched due to the number of cases being reported daily.<\/p>\n
Cudjoe\u00a0questioned government\u2019s preparedness for an\u00a0Ebola outbreak in Ghana.<\/p>\n
According to him, government\u2019s inability to effectively handle the outbreak of cholera should be a source of worry to Ghanaians since the Ebola disease is deadlier.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t even deal with cholera and you are hoping to deal with Ebola. It is a systemic issue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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By: Benjamin Epton Owusu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n
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