The refugees fled to Ghana following the heightening of political tension in the West African country.
Cote d’Ivoire has been unstable following disputed elections since November 2010. Incumbent Laurent Gbagbo is resisting calls for him to cede power to his rival, Alassane Ouattara – widely recognised as the winner of the election in the world’s largest cocoa producer.
Ghanaian officials at the camp say provision has been made for over 25,000 refugees. So far more than 4,000 of that figure have been admitted into the camp. The Ghana Medical Association said during its tour of the Western Region and some facilities housing the refugees, many of them claimed they had not eaten for several days.
General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr. Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey, speaking to Citi News, said the agencies are collaborating to provide the healthcare of the refugees.
“The agencies are collaborating to be able to supply their healthcare needs and their physical needs but some of them are complaining of real hunger. People cannot get food to eat at the camp that has been created”.
Dr Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey called on groups, churches and individuals to come to the aid of the Ivorian refugees who are in desperate need of help.
“We call on churches, individuals and groups to donate clothes, food and to do anything within our power to help our neighbours from Cote d’Ivoire,” he said.
Meanwhile, a member of Alasane Ouattara’s government has told Citi News that Cote d’Ivoire does not require the kind of military intervention currently on-going in Libya.
The Economic Infrastructure Minister, Patrice Achi, said the Libya type of intervention will only heighten the political stalemate in the country since the situation in both countries are different.
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