The Gomoa East District Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has denied media reports suggesting that 20 cases of diarrhoea have been recorded in a coastal community within the district, allegedly due to a water shortage following the temporary shutdown of the Ghana Water Company Limited’s (GWCL) headworks at Kwanyako.

In an official statement, the Directorate described the reports as inaccurate, stating that a review of medical records as of September 24, 2025, found no diarrhoea cases at the Fetteh CHPS Compound or any nearby health facility during the period in question.

“The data currently available to the Directorate does not support any assertion of an outbreak or abnormal increase in diarrhoea conditions across the district,” the statement noted.

While acknowledging that the district is currently experiencing challenges with potable water supply, the Directorate stressed that no public health emergency has arisen as a result.

The statement also noted that the Directorate is working closely with local authorities and partner agencies to maintain sanitation and hygiene standards within health facilities and communities.

Furthermore, it assured the public that the district’s disease surveillance system remains fully operational, with active monitoring in all sub-districts.

It concluded that there is currently no epidemiological evidence to suggest the emergence of any waterborne disease cluster in Gomoa East.