Ghana: No Outbreak of Ebola in Ghana - D-G, GHS

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Ghana: No Outbreak of Ebola in Ghana - D-G, GHS

[Ghanaian Times] The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has denied claims that the country has recorded an outbreak of Ebola Virus.

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