Poor Sanitation, Overwhelmed Health Clinics Complicate Ghanaian Cholera Outbreak

Agence France-Presse: Ghana cholera outbreak at ‘staggering’ level
“A cholera outbreak in Ghana’s capital has reached ‘staggering’ levels, an official said Friday, blaming poor sanitation and overcrowded health facilities for the rapid spread of the disease…” (8/15).

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