Inter-Ministerial Team On Ebola Viral Disease Formed

As part of efforts to scale up ongoing activities to ensure that Ghanaians are protected from the Ebola Viral Disease, Government has constituted an inter-ministerial team comprising the Ministers for Health, Interior, Defence, Communications and Local Government and Rural Development. Under the Chairmanship of the Minister for Health, the inter-ministerial team will be responsible for the intensification of the fight against the deadly disease. They will also supervise the work of an existing technical team made up of representatives from multiple state agencies. A press briefing will be held tomorrow at the Ministry of Communications by the inter-ministerial team to update the public on not only the measures taken so far but also to indicate further steps to ensure that Ghanaians are protected from the disease. Signed: Edward K. Omane Boamah (Dr) MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS Accra- July 30TH, 2014.