A looming health crisis is unfolding in the Oti Region, where a staggering 22,261 cases of typhoid fever have been confirmed by the Regional Health Directorate in the region, sparking widespread concerns.
This latest alarming figure of confirmed cases of the disease in the region is almost two times higher than the figure recorded during the first quarter of the year, which stood at 10,233 The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, who confirmed this to Citi Eyewitness News on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, attributed the situation to poor sanitation, which he claimed poses a significant public health challenge to the region and its people.
He indicated that, though the Environmental and Sanitation Secretariat earlier embarked on a six-month campaign across the region to educate residents on the causes and prevention of typhoid following the initial findings, the figures continue to rise. "This is problematic, and it is creating a lot of issues in the Oti Region.
In the first quarter of this year, we had around 10,233 confirmed cases, which means that about 5% of the Oti population has typhoid," he remarked.
