{
  "id": 2402868,
  "title": "Post-flood disinfection critical to prevent disease outbreaks — Environmental Health Officer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/post-flood-disinfection-critical-to-prevent-disease-outbreaks",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T14:48:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/post-flood-disinfection-critical-to-prevent-disease-outbreaks-environmental-health-officer/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Municipal Environmental Health Officer (MEHO) for the Ayawaso North Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region, Richard Donkor, has stressed the importance of post-flood disinfection and disinfestation exercises to protect public health and prevent possible outbreaks of diseases. He explained that floodwaters often pass through highly contaminated areas, including public toilets, septic…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}