GHS begins Yellow Fever vaccination campaign in three Upper West districts
The Ghana Health Service has launched a five-day yellow fever vaccination campaign targeting over 244,000 people in three Upper West districts. The initiative aims to curb an outbreak and provide lifelong protection to residents aged nine months to 60 years.
Why it matters
Public health campaigns are critical for disease prevention and managing outbreaks in vulnerable regions, directly impacting community safety.
The Ghana Health Service has started a Yellow Fever Reactive Vaccination Campaign in the Wa West, Sissala East, and Sissala West districts of the Upper West Region.
The exercise which commenced on Wednesday, October 14, and expected to end on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
The five-day campaign is aiming to vaccinate approximately 244,869 persons aged nine months to 60 years across the three districts.
The primary objective is to halt the spread of the yellow fever outbreak and protect the population against the disease.
To ensure wide coverage and easy access to vaccination services, trained health workers have been deployed to health facilities and temporary vaccination posts established at strategic public locations, including markets, bus stations, churches, mosques, schools, and other public areas.
Mobile vaccination teams are also visiting settlements, towns, and villages to reach all eligible persons within the campaign areas.
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