Ghana makes an electronic health declaration mandatory for all air arrivals: Ebola screening rules for OTAs and airlines

Ghana has introduced enhanced health screening at all international airports to cut the risk of importing Ebola. The Information Services Department published the measures on 3 November 2026, citing a Ministry of Health announcement through the Ghana Health Service (GHS).

Every passenger arriving at a Ghana international airport must complete the Ghana Health Declaration online before arrival and show the QR code to Port Health. The live portal is ehds.ghs.gov.gh. Ghana has no confirmed Ebola cases as of the announcement. The measures are precautionary amid a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak elsewhere in Africa.

This is a health formality. It is not a visa or ETA change.

The key facts

Point Detail

Who All passengers arriving at Ghana international airports

Form Ghana Health Declaration, online at https://ehds.ghs.gov.gh/ (declaration path /declaration). Available in English and French

When Complete online before arrival; show the QR code to Port Health on landing

Screening on arrival Non-contact temperature check; review of the declaration and travel history; further questions where needed

Further assessment Possible temporary isolation and evaluation for symptoms, exposure, or travel from or through affected countries

Follow-up Travellers from countries with ongoing transmission may be monitored for up to 21 days and must remain reachable

Hotels and venues Must report guests from affected countries to the nearest district health directorate and keep guest records

Penalties False information, concealing symptoms, or refusing screening can trigger public health measures under Ghanaian law

Ebola in Ghana No confirmed cases as of the 3 November announcement

Visa / ETA Unchanged by this notice

What the declaration covers

The ISD notice says passengers must truthfully disclose whether they visited or transited through Ebola-affected countries in the previous 21 days, and whether they had close contact with suspected or confirmed patients, visited facilities managing Ebola cases, took part in funeral or burial rites involving suspected cases, or had contact with blood, body fluids or contaminated materials from an infected person.

The portal takes travellers through passenger and flight details, countries visited in the last 21 days, symptoms and possible exposure, then issues a QR code on submit for Port Health.

Passengers with fever, severe weakness, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea, or unexplained bleeding or bruising are told to postpone travel and seek medical care. Anyone who becomes unwell in flight or at the airport must tell Port Health straight away.

What travel sellers should do

OTAs, tour operators and TMCs

Add the Ghana Health Declaration to every Ghana booking confirmation and pre-departure message, whatever the traveller's nationality or origin. The rule is for all air arrivals, not only trips that touch East or Central Africa.

Link only to the official portal: https://ehds.ghs.gov.gh/. Tell travellers to complete it before arrival and keep the QR code ready for Port Health.

Ask the 21-day question on itineraries that combine Ghana with countries that have ongoing Ebola transmission. Those travellers may face further assessment and up to 21 days of monitoring after arrival.

Remind hotel and MICE partners that venues hosting guests from affected countries must report them to the district health directorate.

Keep visa, ETA and yellow fever rules separate in the booking flow. This declaration does not replace them.

Airlines and ground handlers

Put the ehds.ghs.gov.gh link in booking confirmations and check-in messages for flights to Accra (ACC) and any other Ghana international airport.

Brief cabin crew and station staff that Port Health will check temperature and the declaration on arrival, and that symptomatic or exposed passengers may be taken aside for assessment.

The ISD notice does not ask airlines to deny boarding over a missing QR code. Verification is by Port Health on arrival. Still remind passengers before departure.

Passengers who knowingly give false information, hide symptoms or refuse screening can face public health measures under Ghanaian law. Point them to the official wording rather than inventing your own penalty text.

How SimpleVisa handles it

Treat the Ghana Health Declaration as a pre-arrival step for every air arrival into Ghana and send the official portal link with the booking. Ask about recent travel through countries with ongoing Ebola transmission when the itinerary also touches those destinations. The same answer now feeds several African and US-bound checks. Do not describe this form as a visa or ETA. Re-check the Ministry of Health, GHS and ehds.ghs.gov.gh pages before peak departures; Ghana can adjust screening at short notice.

FAQ

Do all air arrivals into Ghana need the health declaration? Yes. The ISD notice and the portal both say the Ghana Health Declaration is required for all arriving passengers at Ghana's international airports. Complete it online before arrival and show the QR code to Port Health.

Where is the form? On the official GHS Port Health portal: https://ehds.ghs.gov.gh/ (declaration path /declaration). It is available in English and French.

Is this a visa or ETA requirement? No. It is a health screening formality. Visa, ETA and vaccination rules for Ghana are separate.

Does Ghana have Ebola cases? As of the 3 November 2026 announcement, Ghana had no confirmed Ebola cases. The measures are precautionary because of the Bundibugyo outbreak elsewhere in Africa.

What happens if a traveller has symptoms or came from an affected country? Port Health may take them aside for further assessment and temporary isolation. Travellers from countries with ongoing transmission may be monitored for up to 21 days after arrival.

What if a passenger gives false information or refuses screening? The Ministry warns that knowingly providing false information, concealing symptoms or refusing to comply with screening can lead to public health measures under Ghanaian law.

Operational guidance for travel sellers, not legal or medical advice. Entry and public health decisions rest with Ghana's Port Health authorities. Updated 9 November 2026.

Sources

Ghana Information Services Department, "Ghana introduces Ebola screening at all international airports", 3 November 2026 verified 6 November 2026 · Ghana Health Service / MoH Port Health, Ghana Health Declaration portal verified 9 November 2026 · Ghana Health Declaration form verified 9 November 2026

Also covered by VisasNews, 5 November 2026 (secondary pointer only).

Loris Mazloum

Founder, SimpleVisa

Loris Mazloum founded SimpleVisa and writes the coverage notes on this blog for airlines, OTAs, and other travel companies. Each note is checked against the government source named at the bottom before it publishes. SimpleVisa keeps requirement data for 190+ destinations and files applications where a government channel exists.