The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed an outbreak of typhoid fever in the Oti Region, with cases reported in the Biakoye, Krachi East, Krachi West, and Krachi Nchumuru districts.

The statement, signed by the Acting Deputy Director-General of the GHS, Dr. Caroline Reindorf Amissah, and issued in Accra on August 28, 2025, said the Service was working closely with the Oti Regional Coordinating Council and the Ministry of Health to contain the spread.

According to the statement, a National Case Management Rapid Response Team has been dispatched to the affected areas to support regional health officials in managing the situation.

Typhoid fever, caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi, spreads through contaminated food and water.

The disease presents symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, sore throat, malaise, abdominal pain, and sometimes diarrhoea, the statement added.

The GHS urged residents to observe strict hygiene practices, including boiling drinking water, regular handwashing with soap, cooking food thoroughly, and avoiding open defecation near water sources.

It further encouraged communities to organise clean-up exercises to reduce environmental risks.

The statement appealed to the public to remain calm and to adhere to expert advice from health personnel on the ground, noting that further updates would be communicated after initial assessments in the affected districts.

Below is a copy of the statement