"Cholera Alert" - A.M.A To Ghanaians'.

According to history, 2014 made a hit and recorded huge figures of cholera cases, reported in 34 districts in five regions in Ghana. Among these regions, Greater Accra was the most affected region with 5,558 cases reported and 45 deaths recorded. This would have qualified for Oscar's award if it was a movie, or BET awards if it was a music.
 The cholera outbreak in Ghana, which was declared in June 2014, continues to seriously affect people and the growth of the country. Cholera is an infectious disease caused by cholera vibrio and is characterized by profuse watery stools, vomiting and dehydration: when left untreated can kill within hours.

Cylindrical Metal bin; mounted on a pavement

As part of solving this issue, the National Sanitation Day which takes off every first Saturday in every month, was introduced. Many concerned citizens marked the day and helped in promoting good sanitation, in their respective communities. Also, Government distributed dustbins to many households to help boost proper sanitation in Ghana and beyond; yet still, people use those bins for other purposes instead. Some beneficiaries of the bins use it for storing water since access to water is very scarce.
On some streets of Accra, cylindrical - metal dustbins have been mounted on pavements where every pedestrian can easily walk to and drop waste in. More grease to government's elbow for this laudable initiative and a good step taken, hope everyone will make good use of the bins for a better outcome.

Although Government has done all these, yet still practicing proper sanitation remains an issue to some people, and the number of people affected and death recorded keeps rising. But you know what; those at the forefront causing this disaster are not affected, but those doing the right thing suffer most.

On Monday, 18th April; Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) issued a press release on Cholera Alert in Ghana.The press release seeks to inform the general public about the need for cleanliness to avoid any cholera cases. It also highlighted some predisposing factors to the disease, this include;

1. Eating or drinking contaminated food or water.

2. Eating without washing hands with soap and water after visiting the toilet.

3. Indiscriminate defecation into open spaces drains and into water bodies.

AMA has also put in place measures where any death occurred during the epidemic period from diarrhea and vomiting, can be reported to the public health department of AMA, on an hotline (0202019156) for fumigation and supervised burial to prevent further spread of the disease. But in all these, we can draw the curtains on this topic only if we make good use of the opportunities given.

Visit https://goo.gl/2nGWRi to read more on the press release.

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