Upper West Region
North-western Ghanaian region reporting three confirmed Yellow fever cases, all fatal.
Ghana created the Upper West Region from the former Upper Region in April 1983, with Wa as its capital and administrative seat.
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Recorded three confirmed cases, all fatal
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Ghana created the Upper West Region from the former Upper Region in April 1983. Ghana's administrative map includes Upper West among its sixteen regions. Upper West occupies Ghana's north-western corner, borders Burkina Faso and has Wa as its capital. Its districts include Sissala West, Wa West and Wa East. The Regional Co-ordinating Council links district administrations with the central government.
The region's inland border position makes transport, trade and public services depend on links across districts and towards neighbouring countries. Regional health administration coordinates district Teams, surveillance and vaccination with national agencies. Border geography can require information sharing beyond a single district when a disease alert appears, but Upper West remains a Ghanaian region with its own administrative structure.
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