{"id":40397,"date":"2014-08-19T19:03:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T19:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=40397"},"modified":"2014-08-19T19:03:34","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T19:03:34","slug":"korle-bu-polyclinic-overwhelmed-by-cholera-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/korle-bu-polyclinic-overwhelmed-by-cholera-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Korle Bu Polyclinic overwhelmed by cholera cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">The Korle Bu Polyclinic in Accra \u00a0is overwhelmed with with cholera patients and will need about three days to decongest, according to the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by \u00a0its Assistant Public Relations Officer, Gladys Ansong, the hospital stated that \u201cover 923 cases of cholera had been reported at the polyclinic, resulting in the deaths of nine patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According\u00a0 to the statement, the polyclinic\u2019s Out Patient Department (OPD) had been turned into \u201ca makeshift clinical bay\u201d due to the growing number of cases reported at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome cholera patients are therefore receiving treatment on benches, chairs, wheelchairs and any available spot,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The statement from the hospital warned the general public to \u201cobserve and undertake hygienic practices to ensure that they do not get infected with cholera\u201d while it undertook steps to decongest the Polyclinic.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals were also advised to report at the nearest health facility should they display any symptoms of the infection.<\/p>\n<p>The number of cholera cases in the Greater Accra Region has <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2014\/08\/19\/5000-cholera-cases-recorded-in-g-accra-45-dead-since-july\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">increased from 3,600 to 5,000 with 45 deaths since July this year<\/span><\/a><\/span> according to the\u00a0Regional Health Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Linda Van Otoo\u00a0on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Cases of cholera have so far been recorded in some parts of the Central Region and and the Greater Accra Region, with the capital Accra being the worst affected.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Press-Statement0001.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click here for full statement from Korle Bu<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Press-Statement0001.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #333333; line-height: 1.5em;\">By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Korle Bu Polyclinic in Accra \u00a0is overwhelmed with with cholera patients and will need about three days to decongest, according to the hospital. 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