Ghana intensifies battle to contain possible outbreak of Ebola

The battle to contain the deadly Ebola outbreak continues with African countries especially adopting measures to contain it. 

Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria are the hardest hit countries by the epidemic, which the WHO has called the worst in four decades. 

Ghana has not recorded any case yet but it is preparing feverishly to contain any possible outbreak. 

Meanwhile, the Bolgatanga Municipal Health Director, Dr Thomas Mensah Afful, has added his voice to calls on the need for people to take precautionary measures against the deadly Ebola virus which has killed more than 900 infected persons in neighbouring countries such as Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. 

Dr Afful is urging the general public particularly health workers to strictly follow hand washing routines after visiting patients in hospital as well as after taking care of patients at home or shaking hands with a friend or a relative. 

He said people who died from suspected Ebola disease should be promptly buried taking precautions to avoid direct contact with the corpse and body fluids. 

Dr Afful however cautioned the public to avoid habitats which might be populated by bats such as caves, isolated shelters as well as mining sites. 

Religious leaders have also been encouraged to use their pulpits to educate their congregations on the dangers of the disease with focus on its prevention.

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