The Ministry of Health says it has set up cholera treatment centres in some  parts of the Cape Coast metropolis where over 150 cases of the disease  have so far been recorded .

It says the centres have been set to help control to disease which is caused by bacteria.

Speaking at a press conference Wednesday , the Head of Disease Surveillance at the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Badu Sarkodie, explained that the public health emergency management committee has been activated to deal with the situation.

“We have confirmed a cholera outbreak at Cape Coast metropolis in the Central Region. The outbreak started on 21st October this year with he first case reported at Cape Coast University on that date,” he said.

He said the ministry, despite setting up those treatment centres, will continue to monitor the situation .

“we still think the population continues to be at risk. The affected population continues to be at risk and for that matter; there is the need to intensify whatever we are doing.”

, “surveillance and laboratory confirmation is very important so that we know what we are dealing with so we are taking steps with every suspected case.

We first do rapid diagnostics tests to know exactly what we are handling.” “All regions and districts have been put on high alert and we have sent alerts to all the regions and districts through the regional health directorate and district health directorate,” Dr. Sarkodie added.

No death has been recorded so far in coonection with the desease.

According to the World Health Organisation, 172 454 cases and 1304 deaths of cholera were reported to  worldwide  In 2015, where  41% of cases were reported from Africa alone.

Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139. It is a global threat to public health and a key indicator of lack of social development, the World Heart Organisation says.

By:Fiifi Abdul Malik @fiifialmaestro on twiiter