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The Upper East Regional Health Promotion Officer, Rexford King James Adjei has underscored the need for officers of the Information Services Department [ISD] to be armed with the appropriate information on the corona virus as they continue with their public awareness and education efforts in the national fight against further spread of the pandemic.   A Section of the Officers sitting far apart Mr. Adjei who addressed information officers from all the 15 municipal and district assemblies from across the Upper East Region as well as some other staff from the regional directorate of the ISD in Bolgatanga, said the need for massive and continuous public education on the virus was very critical in that, the country’s health delivery system would be overwhelmed with an astronomical rise in the cases. The Health Promotion Officer noted that the constant churning out of accurate information by the ISD and other stakeholders to the public about the virus and following the sim...

The authorities of Bongo District Health Directorate in the Upper East Region, the District Assembly and the Medical Director of the district’s hospital have jointly refuted rumours and suspicions that, the district had recorded two COVID-19 cases.   Hon. Ayinbisa [[yellow paper in hand], Bongo DCE at the media briefing The rumours became rife over the past 24 hours [from morning of Wednesday March 25, 2020] after a young man [name withheld] from the Zorkor community had returned home from his sojourn to the United Kingdom, India and Dubai which are all among countries hit by the Corona virus. The young man was in the company of his friend whom he had invited to travel home with him but. But addressing the media in Bongo Thursday afternoon on the actual situation on the ground, District Chief Executive [DCE] for Bongo Hon. Peter Ayinbisa Ayamga, stated emphatically that the district had not recorded any COVID-19 case as the man in question and his friend, have not yet...

All the 15 Municipal and District Assemblies in the Upper East Region are to receive an average of 10 “Veronica Buckets” each including 10 pieces of jumbo disposable tissues, several boxes of hand sanitizers containing about 100 pieces and several quantities of liquid soap. Also, some 40 outdoor plastic waste bins formed part of the package as all of these are to be distributed among major markets in the districts upon receipt.   Hon. Tangoba [RM for Upper East] making her statement Upper East Regional Minister, Hon. Tangoba Abayage who disclosed this at a limited stakeholders’ gathering at the Residency on Monday morning, said the distribution of the logistics formed part of efforts by government to conscientise citizens and the public about ways to keep safe as well as help to limit or contain the possible spread of the novel coronavirus otherwise known as COVID-19. She added that, the four assemblies present at the meeting including the Bulisa South district, the Kasse...