Minister of Well being Kwabena Minta Akandoh has assessed the well being screening protocols at Accra Worldwide Airport and directed the strengthening of Ghana’s Ebola response.
He additionally toured main response facilities across the nation, together with the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Analysis and the Japanese Georgia Infectious Illness Heart.
The Ministry of Well being defined in a press release that the tour started on the Accra Worldwide Airport, the place the Minister assessed the testing procedures for arriving passengers.
Whereas expressing satisfaction with the measures at the moment in place, he ordered quick enhancements, together with the introduction of superior temperature scanners to extend surveillance at entry factors and strengthening passenger move programs.
Donating PPE to healthcare staff
As a part of efforts to strengthen front-line preparedness, the Minister offered private protecting gear (PPE) to healthcare staff and burdened that each one vacationers, no matter standing, should totally comply with testing protocols.
Noguchi Analysis Institute is prepared
On the Noguchi Memorial Medical Analysis Institute, the institute’s director, Professor Dorothy Eboah-Manu, assured the minister that the power is totally geared up with the mandatory experience, reagents and laboratory gear to successfully reply to any suspected instances. He additionally highlighted the institution of a devoted pattern receiving heart to make sure protected and environment friendly dealing with of samples.
WHO praises Ghana
World Well being Group (WHO) nation consultant Dr. Fiona Buraka additionally praised Ghana’s preparedness system, from screening on the door to laboratory prognosis. He burdened the significance of speedy testing, saying any suspected an infection have to be confirmed inside 24 hours, and urged the general public to stay vigilant because of the seriousness of the illness.
GA Japanese Infectious Illness Heart prepared
The Minister’s final go to was to the Ga East Infectious Illness Heart, which he mentioned is nicely ready for any potential outbreak, drawing on its expertise in managing previous public well being emergencies.
There is no purpose to panic
Though Ghana has not recorded any confirmed instances of Ebola, His Excellency mentioned: Akandoh referred to as on the general public to not take the state of affairs frivolously. He referred to as for strict adherence to preventive measures similar to common hand hygiene, avoiding shaking fingers, and early reporting of signs similar to fever, vomiting, and unexplained bleeding.
“There isn’t a purpose to panic, however all of us should play our half,” he mentioned, stressing that collective duty stays Ghana’s strongest protection in opposition to a possible outbreak.
