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Ghana: A Yellow Fever Success Story
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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)
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