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Meningitis outbreak:10 deaths recorded out of 110 suspected cases in Upper West Region
By Publishing Desk -
March 20, 2024
The Ghana Health Service says it is maintaining surveillance to identify the actual pathogen causing the meningitis disease outbreak in the Upper West Region following the rise in death toll from 8 to 10.
The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service Dr. Franklyn Asiedu Bekoe said the focus is to minimize the number of cases.
Meningitis is endemic in Ghana, as the country falls within the meningitis belt though concentration is mostly in the three northern regions, especially the Upper West Region. In 2020, the Region recorded 44 deaths out of over 300 suspected cases...
Meningitis outbreak:10 deaths recorded out of 110 suspected cases in Upper West Region
By Publishing Desk -
March 20, 2024
The Ghana Health Service says it is maintaining surveillance to identify the actual pathogen causing the meningitis disease outbreak in the Upper West Region following the rise in death toll from 8 to 10.
The Director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service Dr. Franklyn Asiedu Bekoe said the focus is to minimize the number of cases.
Meningitis is endemic in Ghana, as the country falls within the meningitis belt though concentration is mostly in the three northern regions, especially the Upper West Region. In 2020, the Region recorded 44 deaths out of over 300 suspected cases...