The Ministry of Health has announced the Ridge Hospital and the Tema General Hospital as centres to manage possible cases of coronavirus in Ghana.
The move, according to the ministry, forms part of Ghana’s efforts to prevent and control any case that may be detected.
The Ministry, in a statement on Monday, said “it has triggered the country’s emergency preparedness and response plan amidst the rising number of infections from the novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in other countries of the world.
“Ridge Hospital and Tema General Hospital have been designated as initial case management centres.
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“Regional Directors have been instructed to designate holding and treatment centres in their respective regions. We are preparing to designate more centres in the highly populated areas of Accra, Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale.”
It assured Management Activated- teams to manage cases at the designated national centres are receiving orientation on the management of cases.
Meanwhile, the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has indicated that it has the capacity to diagnose coronavirus infection and has since been designated as the laboratory for investigating the virus.
The Ministry pledged it is closely collaborating with the World Health Organisation, Veterinary Services Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention among others to execute the country’s emergency response plan.
