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Media sensitised to rabies prevention
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Dr. Gbene (in smock) with the media practitioners
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with Breakthrough Action in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service has organised a one day workshop on Rabies prevention, response and control risk communication for media personnel within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.
The training was intended to throw more light on the rising cases of rabies, proper risk communication and how the media could help in the dissemination of the right information to the general public.
Addressing the media, the Veterinary Doctor in charge of the Western and Western North regions, Dr. Simon Gbene disclosed that children were more vulnerable to rabid dogs because they liked pets and would always like to play with these pets notwithstanding the disease these dogs were carrying.
He said rabies transmission was through scratches, the saliva or breathing orally in the case of entering a cave inhabited by many bats adding “bats carry rabies like dogs, cats, foxes and other animals.”
He said when someone got a bite from a rabid dog or cat it took four days to two years for the virus to come down depending on the volume and intensity of the virus and bite.
Dr. Gbene said a dog with rabies could bite and destroy about 100 birds within 10 days and the same applied to humans, too, because when the dog fully showed signs of rabies it would become so wild that any living thing that came its way would be bitten.
He said school children normally feared passing through areas where dogs were very common because of the barking or fear of being bitten.
He said the World declared zero rabies bites worldwide from 2018 to 2030 and Ghana had not been able to implement the campaign due to lack of stakeholder funding or sponsorship from foreign donors.
He said zoonotic diseases were diseases which were likely to attack both animals and humans, stressing that rabies was one of the zoonotic diseases, avian influenza also called bird flu, anthrax and sleeping sickness were all zoonotic diseases.
Dr. Gbene advised people even dog owners to desist from disturbing or trying to play with sleeping dogs, dogs taking their meals and those which had just littered because these classes of dogs were very aggressive and could bite their owners at the least provocation.
A representative of the USAID said the media had been earmarked as one of the major partners in the fight against the spread of rabies because they could collaborate with Ghana Health Service to disseminate information to the general public.
She said there was a very low awareness creation about rabies, low risk perception and low vaccination coverage for rabies.
From Peter Gbambila, Sekondi
President John Dramani Mahama has called for stronger domestic capacity, effective institutions and sustainable financing as countries in the Global South continue to face growing debt pressures and disruptions in the international development landscape.
Speaking at a Presidential Roundtable organized by the Open Society Foundation in New York on Monday, on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly, President Mahama said the priority for developing nations must be to create jobs, improve public services, build infrastructure and expand opportunities, particularly for young people.
“When I speak about sovereignty in this context, I am speaking about the capacity to act,” President Mahama stated.
He further stressed the need for stronger coordination across government, greater domestic resource mobilisation, sound financial management and institutions capable of delivering measurable results.
“Where an approach proves successful, the next step should be its adoption into public systems, local delivery institutions, and long-term financing models,” he added.
The high-level roundtable brought together presidents and chief executives of major global foundations to discuss sustainable development, financing and strengthening institutions across the Global South.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Northern Regional Police Command has arrested five people during an operation at the Aboabo scraps area in Tamale, where two pistols, ammunition, suspected narcotics and cash were recovered.
The operation was carried out on Monday, September 21, 2026, at about 11:30 a.m. by the Special Operations Team, known as RED MARIA, as part of efforts to clamp down on drug peddling, drug use and other criminal activities in the Tamale Metropolis.
According to the police, the team acted on credible information and proceeded to the Aboabo scraps area, near the forest, where they arrested five suspects.
They were identified as Ibrahim Issahaku, 39; Mohammed John, 28; Mohammed Nawas, 25; Mohammed Osman Awal, 41; and Kwame Boateng, 28.
The police said a search at the residence of Ibrahim Issahaku led to the recovery of two foreign made pistols, two rounds of 9mm ammunition, one parcel of suspected Indian hemp and GH¢1,880 in cash.
The police also found GH¢18,825 concealed inside the motorcycle of Kwame Boateng at the ghetto. The money is suspected to be proceeds from the sale of narcotic drugs.
Other items recovered included 123 wraps of suspected Indian hemp, 12 sachets of 1mg Rohypnol, seven sachets of 250mg Tramadol, 111 wraps of suspected ashes and three motorbikes.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the Northern Regional Police Commander, DCOP Wisdom Lavoe, said the suspects and the exhibits had been handed over to the Regional Drug Law Enforcement Unit for further investigation and the necessary action.
He added that the Regional Command would continue to conduct intelligence led operations to disrupt drug related activities and other criminal activities in the region.
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