{"id":25344,"date":"2014-06-16T18:18:47","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T18:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=25344"},"modified":"2014-06-16T18:18:47","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T18:18:47","slug":"ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/","title":{"rendered":"GHS to fight Onchocerciasis in Wassa East District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is doing everything possible to supply the Wassa East District Directorate with enough Ivermectin to control the outbreak of Onchocerciasis that has hit the district.<\/p>\n<p>Ivermectin is medication which is used in the treatment of Onchocerciasis and is taken every six to twelve months.<\/p>\n<p>This communiqu\u00e9 from the GHS, follows an SOS message sent to the Ministry of Health by the Wassa East District directorate, to supply more drugs to treat people infected with the \u201cblack fly\u201d disease.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the Disease Surveillance Department of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Badu Sarkodie, in an interview with\u00a0<b>Citi News\u00a0<\/b>said that although the outbreak was proving to be a nuisance to residents, transmission of Onchoceciasis was not the major problem of the service as a result of the distribution of Ivermectin to affected areas over the years.<\/p>\n<p>The blackfly which causes Onchocerciasis is prevalent in communities along the Pra River.<\/p>\n<p>Areas that have been affected include Sekyere Hemang, Abrodzewom, Sekyere Krobo, Obuasi, and Nsuta.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Badu Sarkodie added that the distribution of the Ivermectin medication for the year was about to commence and that steps are being taken to ensure that the health of residents is assured.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is doing everything possible to supply the Wassa East District Directorate with enough Ivermectin to control the outbreak of Onchocerciasis that has hit the district. Ivermectin is medication which is used in the treatment of Onchocerciasis and is taken every six to twelve months. This communiqu\u00e9 from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":25342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[15,1419,1420,52],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>GHS to fight Onchocerciasis in Wassa East District  - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GHS to fight Onchocerciasis in Wassa East District  - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is doing everything possible to supply the Wassa East District Directorate with enough Ivermectin to control the outbreak of Onchocerciasis that has hit the district. Ivermectin is medication which is used in the treatment of Onchocerciasis and is taken every six to twelve months. This communiqu\u00e9 from the [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citi97.3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-06-16T18:18:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Onchocerciasis-Picture.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"468\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"341\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kojo Akoto Boateng\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@citi973\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@citi973\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kojo Akoto Boateng\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/\",\"name\":\"GHS to fight Onchocerciasis in Wassa East District - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-06-16T18:18:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-06-16T18:18:47+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1642ef473fe39bf0c4e2f2f252678eb1\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"GHS to fight Onchocerciasis in Wassa East District\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/\",\"name\":\"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always\",\"description\":\"Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1642ef473fe39bf0c4e2f2f252678eb1\",\"name\":\"Kojo Akoto Boateng\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba51f5385119e83762c67ecd6aa410ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba51f5385119e83762c67ecd6aa410ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Kojo Akoto Boateng\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/author\/kojo\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"GHS to fight Onchocerciasis in Wassa East District  - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"GHS to fight Onchocerciasis in Wassa East District  - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","og_description":"The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is doing everything possible to supply the Wassa East District Directorate with enough Ivermectin to control the outbreak of Onchocerciasis that has hit the district. Ivermectin is medication which is used in the treatment of Onchocerciasis and is taken every six to twelve months. This communiqu\u00e9 from the [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/","og_site_name":"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/citi97.3","article_published_time":"2014-06-16T18:18:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":468,"height":341,"url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Onchocerciasis-Picture.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Kojo Akoto Boateng","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@citi973","twitter_site":"@citi973","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kojo Akoto Boateng","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/","url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/","name":"GHS to fight Onchocerciasis in Wassa East District - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2014-06-16T18:18:47+00:00","dateModified":"2014-06-16T18:18:47+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1642ef473fe39bf0c4e2f2f252678eb1"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/ghs-to-fight-onchocerciasis-in-wassa-east-district\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GHS to fight Onchocerciasis in Wassa East District"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/","name":"Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always","description":"Ghana News | Ghana Politics | Ghana Soccer | Ghana Showbiz","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1642ef473fe39bf0c4e2f2f252678eb1","name":"Kojo Akoto Boateng","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba51f5385119e83762c67ecd6aa410ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ba51f5385119e83762c67ecd6aa410ab?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Kojo Akoto Boateng"},"url":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/author\/kojo\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25344"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}