Veterinary Services Dep’t launches anti rabies campaign

The Tarkwa Nsueam Veterinary Services Department on Tuesday launched a mass anti rabies campaign vaccination to curb the increasing cases of rabies recorded in the municipality.

The exercise will cover animals such as cats, dogs and monkeys and is are scheduled to take place in Tarkwa Nsueam and Prestea Huni/Valley assemblies.

Launching the campaign at Mile 8 in the Western Region, Mrs Christina Kobinah, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Tarkwa Nsueam, said considering the increasing cases reported on rabies at the Tarkwa Government Hospital, the assembly decided to assist the Veterinary Services Department when they called on it to support in making the vaccination exercise free for all.

According to the MCE, the assembly has provided 10,200 Ghana cedis to the Veterinary Services Department to enable them to vaccinate every animal in the municipality.

Mrs Kobinah therefore appealed to the people of Tarkwa Nsueam to take advantage of the exercise by vaccinating their animals to help in eliminating the deadly disease from their various communities.

Dr Simon Gbene, Municipal Veterinary Officer of Tarkwa Nsueam, said they sought for support from the assembly because out of the five mining companies that they initially wrote for financial assistance, only Ghana Manganese Company (GMC) presented GH¢500.

The Municipal Veterinary Officer expressed gratitude to the assembly and GMC for the gesture adding that he had informed those residing in areas like Booboobo, Nsuta, Brahabebome, Tamso, Agric Hill, Kadawen, that the disease has been identified to make their animals available as the  veterinary officers would be moving to the respective communities to immunize them.

Source: GNA