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The tool, due to be commissioned in November this year, was part of the Institute's new initiative to completely eliminate yellow fever infections in Ghana.
Professor Abraham Kwabena Anang, director of the institute, said Wednesday in Accra that currently they are seeking funds to produce more tools to distribute in communities after its launch.
"This tool is like a shower cup that is mainly used by women to protect their hair from rain, it is made elastically, which can easily be opened to cover water cans used for household activities in order to protect the community "he said.
He spoke at a NMIMR-organized Yellow Fever Symposium as part of his 40th anniversary celebrations and his quest to mobilize effective partnerships for the Global Strategy for the Elimination of Allergy. yellow fever.
Several actors from the yellow fever agencies of the institutes, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) attended the meeting.
Professor Anang said the NMIMR would devote itself to finding new tools for the diagnosis of the disease this year as part of the activities marking the death of the founder of the Institute, who died of yellow fever.
He observed that yellow fever vaccination during delivery had helped to reduce the burden of the disease in Ghana, noting that much work was being done to reduce the vector population through the use of malaria. a residual insecticide spraying.
"Today, yellow fever is not a big disease problem that frightens everyone, but we must not relax our efforts. If we relax, we could have a big epidemic, "he said.
According to him, the Institute intends to align more closely with WHO and national efforts to eliminate yellow fever to improve outcomes.
Dr. Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, GHS Disease Surveillance Officer, said that it was estimated that 200,000 yellow fever cases and 30,000 deaths were recorded each year worldwide.
He urged the public to participate in yellow fever vaccination by stating that "the mbad prevention vaccination campaign has rapidly increased the immunity of the population and protected vulnerable older age groups in some high-risk areas. risk, as in the northern belt ".
Dr. Asiedu-Bekoe stated that there is a clbadification of causes related to yellow fever, namely the clbadification of suspected, probable and confirmed cases.
The suspect case is characterized by the occurrence of acute fever followed by jaundice within two weeks of the onset of the first symptoms and the probable case is a suspected positive suspect case for the yellow fever or epidemiologically linked to a confirmed case.
Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes that bite humans, it is transmitted by a species of mosquito widespread in parts of Africa and South America. Vaccination is recommended before traveling to certain areas.
Mild cases of yellow fever cause fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting, while severe cases can lead to death of the heart, liver, and kidneys.
There is no specific treatment for the disease. Current efforts are focused on managing symptoms and limiting complications.
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