The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, (GHS) Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye is pleased that there had been no reports of a disease breakout in the three Tongu districts since the beginning of the floods about a fortnight ago.
Following his tour of the South, North and Central Tongu Districts, he was happy with the health condition of those areas in spite of the current flooding and stagnation of water.
“We are quite satisfied that two weeks into this disaster, we have not had any outbreak of disease, which often happens in many countries and many places. So, we have simply come to support the districts in continuing the work they are doing,” Dr. Kuma-Aboagye said.
He added, “We have brought some relief items, as well as mental health experts and psychologists, to assess the situation and determine what needs to be done. In the long term, those who have been displaced will need psycho-social support, and we are also here to look at the plight of the 271 health workers who are part of the displaced community.”
Many communities in the North, South, and Central Tongu districts of the Volta region were forced to flee due to floods brought on by the overflow from the Akosombo and Kpong hydro dams, and they were left with no alternative but to temporarily relocate into improvised constructions.