Abdul-ghaffar DONKOR, Maimaiti NAMAİTİJİANG

GANA KOLERA SALGINI

Çalışma Gana'nın çeşitli bölgelerinde yıllık kolera salgınlarını değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Dünyada ve Gana'da kolera salgınları üzerine yayınlanan makalelerin ayrıntılı bir incelemesi yapıldı. Kolera'da yayınlanan çalışmalar PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google Akademik veritabanlarında sistematik olarak değerlendirildi. Çalışma, 1970'teki ilk vakasından bu yana kolera'nın, Gana için önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunu olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Kolera'nın en yüksek olduğu bölge greater Accra with Accra ilçesidir. 1998'den 2017'ye kadar bu ilçede Gana'daki tüm kolera vakalarının % 58,5'I görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte, Yukarı Batı, Kuzey, Yukarı Doğu ve Volta bölgesi Gana'da en az etkilenen bölgelerdir. Meydana gelen kolera salgınları, zayıf sanitasyon ve güvenli olmayan içme suyunun bir sonucudur. Her yıl Gana'da kolera salgınları meydana gelmekte ve dikkat çekmektedir. Bu salgınlar birkaç ölüme neden oldu. Yeterli güvenli içme suyu sağlanırsa ve Gana'da sanitasyon iyileştirilirse bu ölümler önlenebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Senelik, kolera, Gana, salgın

THE CHOLERA OUTBREAK in GHANA

The study aims to assess the annual outbreaks of cholera in various parts of Ghana. A detailed review of published articles on cholera outbreaks globally and in Ghana was conducted. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar databases to retrieve studies published on Cholera. The study showed that cholera has been a major public health challenge that occurs annually in Ghana since its first case in 1970. The region with the highest cholera cases annually is greater Accra with Accra being the district with the highest cases. From 1998 to 2017, greater Accra alone recorded 58.5% of all the cholera cases in Ghana. However, Upper West, Northern, Upper East and Volta region are the least affected regions in Ghana. These cholera outbreaks are as a result of poor sanitation and unsafe drinking water. Cholera outbreaks occur every year in Ghana and needs greater attention. These outbreaks have led to several deaths. This can be prevented if adequate safe drinking water is provided and sanitation is improved in Ghana.

Keywords:

Annually, cholera, Ghana, outbreak,

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