He advised everybody to assist the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to identify suspected cases in local communities and to manage its spread.
Mr Akwaboah made the call when speaking at the Bono Regional Public Health Emergency Management Committee meeting in Sunyani, and said: “By working together, the public can play a crucial role in helping to contain the spread of Mpox.”
The meeting was aimed at updating the stakeholders on Mpox and deliberate ways to prevent its spread in the region.
Dr Prince Quarshie, the Deputy Director, Public Health, Bono Regional Directorate of Health, urged the public to protect themselves against infections, saying as of June 2025, the country had recorded 48 cases with no deaths.
He advised the public to report any form of skin rashes to health facilities for further examination, explaining that Mpox was an infectious disease that required proper treatment to prevent it from spreading to others.
Dr Quarshie mentioned unusual headache, fever, backache, swollen lymph nodes, and rashes on the face and parts of the body as some of the signs and symptoms of Mpox, urging people to avoid close skin-to-skin contacts, especially with people who had skin rashes.
He also urged the washing of hands with soap under running water, wearing of nose masks and the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers to protect oneself, saying the country reported her first case of the Mpox in 2022.
Dr Quarshie said there was no vaccine or drug for the Mpox now; however, the GHS was able to manage it, saying out of the 85 recorded cases 84 of the patients were in stable condition, being monitored in homes and health facilities.
He said the disease could be dangerous if not well managed, saying it could spread easily, urging the public not to stigmatize persons infected, adding that stigmatization could impede efforts to manage the spread of Mpox.
GNA
