A member of Parliament’s Health Committee, Kingsley Agyemang, has warned that Ghana is not adequately prepared to deal with a possible Ebola outbreak despite assurances from health authorities.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily programme on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, Dr Agyemang said the country’s preparedness measures remain heavily concentrated in Accra and do not reflect the reality in many districts and regions.
“We have been following keenly what is happening across Africa and what the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service has been presenting. But what we have seen is very unsatisfactory,” he said.
According to him, Ghana’s emergency response system for Ebola and other highly infectious diseases remains “woefully inadequate.”
The MP questioned the effectiveness of preparedness assessments that focus mainly on selected facilities in the capital while many health centres outside Accra still face major challenges.
“Ghana is not just Accra. How prepared is the health system?” he asked.
Dr Agyemang warned that if an Ebola case is recorded outside the capital, weaknesses in surveillance, logistics and emergency response systems could quickly become evident.
“What happens if an Ebola case emerges in Sege or Ada? How prepared are government facilities in Ada?” he queried.
He stressed that national health security should not be judged based on a few demonstrations of readiness in Accra while district and regional facilities continue to struggle with inadequate infrastructure and emergency response capacity.
The lawmaker called for urgent investment in district and regional health systems, insisting that preparedness against deadly outbreaks must not remain centred only in the capital.
His comments come amid growing concerns over Ebola following fresh outbreaks in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The World Health Organization recently declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern after hundreds of suspected infections and dozens of deaths were reported.
Although the outbreak is currently concentrated in Central and East Africa, health authorities around the world have intensified surveillance over fears of cross-border spread.
