The Bono Regional Minister, Justina Owusu-Banahene has called for improved hygiene among Ghanaians to stem the spread of the Lassa fever disease in the country.
She emphasized that improved personal and environmental hygiene remained the surest way to “protecting ourselves from contracting the viral disease.”
According to the Ghana Health Service the country has confirmed 12 cases of Lassa fever disease with two deaths.
In an interview with the GNA in Sunyani, the Regional Minister said unhygienic environments remained breeding grounds for rodents, which spread the virus.
She noted that, keeping leftovers in the home safe from rodents, weed and keeping surroundings clean, as well as remembering to adhere to the health protocol of washing hands with soap under running water would prevent the spread of the disease.
Madam Owusu-Banahene called for intensified public education on the early symptoms and signs of Lassa fever to alert people experiencing such symptoms to seek early medical attention.
SOURCE: GNA
