Minister for Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has revealed that more than 2,000 contact tracings have been carried out as part of Ghana’s efforts to contain the Mpox outbreak.

Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse show, he emphasized that while outbreaks cannot be completely prevented, the way they are managed determines their impact.

"I cannot prevent entirely an outbreak in the country, but it depends on how you handle the outbreak when it comes," he said.

Updating the public on the current figures, Mr. Akandoh said, "We have recorded cases of Mpox; we have done more than 2,000 contact tracings with suspected cases, and then about 409 confirmed cases. We have about 102 people in isolation, and unfortunately we have one death."

He revealed that the outbreak has affected almost the entire country.

"We have the national rapid response team, the regional rapid response team, and the district response team, and it’s been hit by 15 out of the 16 regions. It’s only Savannah that hasn’t been affected," he added.

On government interventions, Mr. Akandoh said efforts are underway to secure vaccines. "We are also working on getting vaccines as part of our response. And so very soon, we will be taking the delivery of vaccines from the US and other parts of the world to be integrated as part of our response to Mpox," he said.

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