Two new cases of Mpox have been confirmed by the heealth authorities in the Accra Metropolitan Area of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana.
Consequently, the Ghana Health Service has responded by directing all regional health directors to reactivate their public health emergency operations centres.
They are also being urged to step up surveillance, risk communication, and case management efforts across the country.
These new cases mark the first confirmed infections this year.
According to health officials, the two cases are unrelated and were both identified at a health facility.
Contact tracing is currently underway to prevent further spread. The patients are under close monitoring.