The Ministry of Health has dismissed as false reports circulating on social media claiming that Ghana has recorded 2,300 Ebola cases and 930 deaths.
In a press release, the Ministry said it had taken notice of a publication attributed to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) alleging a significant Ebola outbreak in Ghana.
The Ministry described the figures as false and misleading, stressing that Ghana has not recorded any case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
“The Ministry wishes to state unequivocally that Ghana has not recorded any case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The figures being circulated are false, misleading, and should be disregarded,” the statement said.
The Ministry explained that recent visits by the Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to points of entry, laboratories and treatment facilities formed part of Ghana’s routine public health preparedness measures and were not in response to an Ebola outbreak.
According to the statement, the inspections were aimed at strengthening the country’s readiness to prevent and respond to any potential public health emergency.
“These proactive measures do not indicate an Ebola outbreak in Ghana,” the Ministry stated.
The Ministry urged the public to rely only on official information from the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service and to refrain from sharing unverified reports that could cause unnecessary fear and panic.
