Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has urged stakeholders in the Upper East Region to be vigilant and increase surveillance for Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM).
He called for intensified awareness creation among residents to ensure that they were abreast with the signs, symptoms and precautionary measures to help in the prevention of the spread of the disease and early detection for timely treatment.
Professor Akoriyea made the call during an engagement with the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council in Bolgatanga as part of a working visit to the region since his assumption into office earlier this year.
In the early part of 2025, the country recorded its meningitis cases in the Upper West Region and as at February, 16 persons had lost their lives to the disease out of the total 173 suspected cases.
