Fishermen and some fishmongers within the Tema Metropolis have been educated on the Ebola disease as part of measures by the Metropolitan Health Directorate to contain the deadly virus, should it surface in the area.
They were taken through preventive and protective measures as well as symptoms of Ebola.
Talking to Radio Ghana in Tema, the Metro Health Director, Dr. John Yabani, said although it is unfortunate for the Country to be dealing with both cholera and Ebola at the same time, the Directorate is working with allied health agencies to sensitize the public especially, fishermen, most of whom are returning from expeditions outside the Country around this time.
Explaining the sources of the virus to the fisherfolks, a Nurse at the Tema Manhean Health Centre, Hilda Agyekunu, asked them to be extra careful since the disease has already hit some West African Countries.
The Awudum Chief Fisherman, Nii Odametey, said he is working with other stakeholders on the beach to monitor and report canoes that are returning from expeditions to the appropriate quarters for screening.
2014. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation