Leprosy — Ghana
A total of 291 new reported cases of leprosy infections were recorded across the country last year [2016]. The Medical Superintendent of Ankaful Leprosy and General Hospital, Dr Ekow Amankrah-Otabir, who gave the figure, urged Ghanaians to seek prompt treatment for any skin lesion for proper diagnose and management, instead of using various creams. Leprosy is a bacterial infection that starts as a harmless patch.
He was speaking at the inauguration of a new accident and emergency block for
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