{
  "id": 13759985,
  "title": "Health Minister says yellow fever situation is under control",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/health-minister-says-yellow-fever-situation-is-under-control",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-11T16:58:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/news/health/yellow-fever-ghana/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Minister of Health in Ghana, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has informed the public that the yellow fever situation in the country is currently under control. He has called on residents to remain calm and trust official information as health authorities ramp up surveillance and vaccination efforts. In a media briefing, Akandoh reported that 450 suspected yellow fever cases have been recorded across the country's 16 regions, with 88 cases specifically in the Upper West Region. The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research's reference laboratory has confirmed three cases originating from this region.\n\nThe government is taking proactive measures to address the outbreak by expanding vaccination campaigns beyond routine childhood immunization. Individuals aged nine months to 60 years in the affected areas are now eligible for the vaccine. Akandoh disclosed that an additional 187,000 vaccine doses have been requested to support this effort. Vaccination teams are already prepared to commence the campaign in the Upper West Region.",
  "summary": "The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured the public that the yellow fever situation in the country is under control, urging residents to remain calm and rely on official information as health authorities intensify surveillance and vaccination efforts. Briefing the media on the outbreak, he said 450 suspected yellow fever cases have been […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Ghana's Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh says yellow fever situation is under control",
    "450 suspected cases recorded, 88 in Upper West Region",
    "187,000 additional vaccine doses requested for Upper West Region campaign"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}