No cholera cases in Achimota, 37 hospitals

The Administrator at the Achimota Hospital, Philip Afeti Korto says the hospital is yet to receive any case of cholera. 

He said last year, the hospital recorded seven cases without fatalities. 

Mr Korto in an interview with the GNA in Accra revealed that malaria has been the main cause of many admissions at the hospital during the first quarter of the year.

During the first quarter of 2016, the hospital recorded 377 cases of diarrhoea compared to 638 cases during the same period last year.  

He blamed the cases on the poor sanitation situation in communities and urged the public to change their attitude to help reverse the situation. 

The Public Relations Officer at the 37 Military Hospital, Major Adams Pab, said the medical facility has no cases of cholera so far adding however that the medical facility has made provisions for  any case.

Major Pabi advised the public to fully participate in cleaning their environment as it is also one way of avoiding cholera and its related diseases.
 

GNA