The Northern Regional Meningitis Preparedness and Response Team of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported that the region has not recorded any deaths from meningitis.
As of the 13th Week of 2025, the region had recorded 26 suspected cases with six laboratory-confirmed cases, maintaining its record of zero deaths since 2021.
Dr Abdulai Abukari, the Northern Regional Director of Health, who announced this, said despite regional risks, there had been a general decline in confirmed cases compared to previous years.
He made the announcement at a debriefing session on the meningitis situation in the region when Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, the newly appointed Director-General of the GHS, visited the Tamale Regional Health Directorate as part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery.
