The Gomoa East District Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has refuted media claims that 20 diarrhoea cases have been recorded in a coastal community, allegedly linked to a water crisis following the temporary shutdown of the Ghana Water Company Limited’s headworks at Kwanyako.
In a statement released, the Directorate said an audit of health records at the Fetteh CHPS Compound found no such cases.
It further confirmed that neighbouring health facilities also reported no diarrhoea cases during the period under review.
“The data currently available to the Directorate does not support any assertion of an outbreak or abnormal increase in diarrhoea conditions across the district,” the statement emphasised.
While acknowledging challenges with potable water supply in the area, the Directorate clarified that the situation has not escalated into a public health emergency.
It assured the public that the district’s disease surveillance system remains fully functional, with monitoring teams actively working across all sub-districts.
The Directorate concluded by noting its continued collaboration with local authorities and partner agencies to maintain sanitation and hygiene standards, confirming that there is currently no epidemiological evidence of a waterborne disease outbreak in Gomoa East.
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