Let's remain alert and refuse to become complacent

Ghanaians have been asked to continue to be on the alert and sustain the public education campaign on the deadly Ebola disease to shield the nation from any outbreak.

Mrs. Rose Baalaboore, a Consultant working with the NGO, Hope for Future Generation (HFFP), said nobody should be complacent and that the people must be assisted to do the right things.

She was speaking at a day’s workshop on the hemorrhagic viral fever held for 80 queens and pregnant women in the Ahafo-Ano North District at Tepa.

The programme was organized by the NGO with support from the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFDA) and the goal was help the participants to identify the symptoms, mode of transmission and prevention.

Mrs. Baalaboore said it was important people listened to the advice by health professionals and adhered to safety practices.

This, was important, because there was not yet any known cure for the disease, he added.

Mrs. Elsie Ayel, an official of the HFFG, educated the people on the symptoms of the disease and asked that anybody, who showed any of the signs reported immediately to the health facilities.

She reminded them to help to raise awareness in their communities and promote health safety practices.

Nana Yaa Boatemaa, Secretary of the District Queens Association, pledged to share the knowledge acquired with everybody in their various communities.