Health Minister, Dr. Kwaku Agyemang Mensah says government is set to announce new measures to intensify its fight to curb the spread of the cholera outbreak.
A cholera outbreak in seven regions in Ghana has claimed about 90 lives and affected over 10,000 people.
The Health Minister was hopeful that the renewed efforts between his ministry and that of the Local Government and Rural Development will be the panacea to the sanitation problem.
�The Ministries of Local Government and Health�are putting something together to fight the cholera,� he said.
Medical supplies to health centers have been increased to cater for the increasing number of patients reporting daily for medical attentions.
The government has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to supply Ghana with oral vaccines to combat the disease.
Speaking in an interview with Citi News, Dr. Agyemang Mensah said government�s efforts will come to naught if people do not take responsibility for their health.
He cautioned Ghanaians to note that �cholera comes when you don�t take care of your personal hygiene and the environment.�
Mr. Agyemang Mensah described as unfortunate, the number of lives which have been lost to the outbreak saying, �it�s preventable death; I mean we shouldn�t continue to have these problems.�
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