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The Ghana Health Service says the death toll from the current Cholera Outbreak has risen to 25. The number can however go further when final field inspection works in the Eastern region is completed on Friday. Two separate teams of health officials left Accra for the various regions to examine the severity of the outbreak and to assess their readiness to fight the disease. The National Public Health Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Kwesi Amankwah told XYZ News in an interview that for the past sixteen weeks 1773 people have been infected mainly in Greater Accra and the Eastern regions. He said various steps are being taken to quell the spread of the disease. �We are trying to work with the information services department so that announcements can be made using the information vans� We are also working with the various assemblies to ensure that the issues of sanitation are addressed. Liquid waste disposal is very important.� Dr. Amankwah is therefore urging people suffering from the disease to report to the hospital for early treatment.