Ghana declares yellow fever outbreak in Upper West Region after three deaths

The Ministry of Health has declared a yellow fever outbreak in affected districts of Ghana’s Upper West Region following laboratory confirmation of three cases, all of which resulted in death.

In response, the Ministry and GHS have activated the National and Regional Public Health Emergency Operations Centres and deployed Rapid Response Teams to affected communities for active case finding, enhanced surveillance and risk communication.

Residents are also urged to eliminate stagnant water around homes, use insecticide-treated nets and repellents, avoid self-medication, and rely solely on official information from the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service,” the statement read.