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Ghana: A Yellow Fever Success Story

Ghana: A Yellow Fever Success Story

FromEYE on Yellow Fever


Ghana: A Yellow Fever Success Story

FromEYE on Yellow Fever

ratings:
Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ghana is seen as Africa’s success story in the fight against yellow fever. We talk to two scientists leading the country’s immunization programme for this bonus episode. Dr Kwame Amponsa-Achiano from the Ghana Health Service and WHO’s Dr Fred Osei-Sarpong share their experience and insights on how engaging even the hard-to-reach communities has been crucial in curbing and containing outbreaks of the fatal disease in the country. 
Released:
Jun 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (21)

Yellow fever is one of the world’s most deadly diseases. If you think it’s a disease that can only be found in tropical climates, think again. Even with a single shot vaccine, the risk of outbreaks of yellow fever is significant and growing globally. EYE on Yellow Fever is a ten-part series that takes you inside a concerted global effort to ensure that yellow fever does not become the next big global health threat. EYE on Yellow Fever is a series by the Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy, which operates in 40 countries with over 50 partners, including the World Health Organization, Gavi - the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, the US Centre for Disease Control and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Find out more about the EYE Partnership by going to http://www.who.int/initiatives/eye-strategy