SENSITIZATION ON MPOX OUTBREAK IN COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS

 

 

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hana Health has confirmed two cases of Mpox outbreak in the Greater Accra Region and as a result of this Ga Central Municipal Assembly has also recorded one case at Chantan in other to curb the spread of the disease a meeting was held by Chief Executive, The Coordinating Director and The Health Director of the Assembly to put a team together for public Sensitization on the outbreak of the Mpox disease.

Activity

DATE	PLACES VISITED	FIELD OFFICERS
28TH May,2025	Greta d cluster of schools A- lang , Awoshie and its environs 1. Anyaa M/A 1 basic location -Antie Aku 2. Abeka motorway Basic 3. Chantan Exp. 4. Salvation Army Awoshie Community and Anyaa Market Chantan and its environs and Chantan Market	Mary Dagbah Susan Emefa Tsahey Anita Appiah Dadzie Collins Gyamfi Angela Fakor Nutsuakor Kennedy Anin Emmanuel Arhin Abigail Osei Miriam Ocran Kwame Kokrokor
29th May, 2025	Odorgonno Model 1 and Model 2 Basic, Lomnava and its Environs, Methodist school, Palas town and its environs	Mary Dagbah Anita Appiah Dadzie Collins Gyamfi Angela Fakor Nutsuakor Kennedy Anin Emmanuel Arhin Esther Osei Miriam Ocran Kwame Kokrokor
30th May, 2025	Antie Aku Mosque ,Joma and its environs Tabora Mosque , Israel, and Sowutuom and its environs	Mary Dagbah Anita Appiah Dadzie Collins Gyamfi Angela Fakor Nutsuakor Kennedy Anin Emmanuel Arhin Esther Osei Miriam Ocran Kwame Kokrokor
1st June , 2025	Presby Church Anyaa, Methodist Church Awoshie, Calvary Baptist Church Anyaa, Assemblies of God Anyaa, Pentecost Church Ablekuma Winners Chapel Ablekuma Christ Apostolic Church, Santa Maria, Hope Presby church Santa maria , Church of Pentecost English Assembly Sowutuom, Christ Apostolic Church Alhaji, Messiah Baptist Church Israel , Apostolic Church Israel	Mary Dagbah Susan Emefa Tsahey Anita Appiah Dadzie Collins Gyamfi Angela Fakor Nutsuakor Kennedy Anin Emmanuel Arhin Abigail Osei Miriam Ocran
2nd June, 2025	A Lang , Fanmilk Agape and its environs Islamic schools Awoshie Fountain Gate Academy, New Star School Israel	Mary Dagbah Susan Emefa Tsahey Anita Appiah Dadzie Collins Gyamfi Angela Fakor Nutsuakor Abigail Osei Kennedy Anin Emmanuel Arhin Comfort Boafo
3rd June, 2025	Santa Maria , Antie Aku Anyaa communities Faithful star school, Anointed Academy, Israel , mambo area,	Mary Dagbah Susan Emefa Tsahey Anita Appiah Dadzie Collins Gyamfi Angela Fakor Nutsuakor Abigail Osei Kennedy Anin Emmanuel Arhin Comfort Boafo
4th June, 2025	Ablekuma Curve Olebu and its environs, Boamah school, Tabora, God Rains school Tabora and its environs	Mary Dagbah Susan Emefa Tsahey Anita Appiah Dadzie Collins Gyamfi Angela Fakor Nutsuakor Abigail Osei Kennedy Anin Emmanuel Arhin Comfort Boafo
5th June, 2025	Agape Fan milk Awoshie ,and Anyaa Market, Apostle Sarfo School, Alhaji and its environs , Iseral, and its environs,	Mary Dagbah Susan Emefa Tsahey Anita Appiah Dadzie Collins Gyamfi Angela Fakor Nutsuakor Abigail Osei Kennedy Anin Emmanuel Arhin Comfort Boafo
6th June, 2025	Antie Aku Mosque, Fan Milk , Fanmik junction, Majid Al-Fidaus	Mary Dagbah Susan Emefa Tsahey Anita Appiah Dadzie Collins Gyamfi Angela Fakor Nutsuakor Abigail Osei Kennedy Anin Emmanuel Arhin Comfort Boafo
8th June, 2025	ICGC Anyaa, Presby Church race course Melodist church, Hour of , Assemblies of God Church sowutuom	Mary Dabgbah Kennedy Anin Abigail Osei Patience Coffie Susan Emefa Tsahey

Public Reactions:
Community members were very happy that this program was done
Achievements:
The campaign was successfully done.
Challenges:
Turn around time given to us by churches and mosques were not enough
Conclusion:
In conclusion we are saying sanitization of health related diseases should be given more attention within the Municipality
Recommendations:
We will recommend that sanitization should be at least once every month on health related matters