Ghana Health Service launches emergency preparedness and response initiative

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched its Emergency Preparedness and Response Capacity Building for the African Volunteers Health Corps (AVoHC-SURGE) at Ho in the Volta Region.

The initiative, which was launched on July 27, 2024, aims to train 55 multi-disciplinary teams to swiftly respond to public health emergencies within 24-48 hours, both locally and internationally.

Participants include experts from national, regional, and district levels, all contributing their unique skills and experience in public health emergency management.

The emergency preparedness and response basically refer to the steps you take to make sure you are safe before, during and after an emergency or natural disaster.

SEND Ghana launched a campaign some years ago to put pressure on the government to set aside some budgetary allocations for emergency preparedness and response financing in Ghana, particularly when it comes to epidemics.