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Yellow Fever: Sissala death scare triggers vaccination drive in three Upper West districts
The campaign is organised by the Upper West Regional Health Directorate The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will begin a five-day yellow fever vaccination campaign on Wednesday, October 14, in three districts of the Upper West Region following confirmed cases of the disease amid reports of unexplained deaths in the Sissala area.
The reactive vaccination campaign, organised by the Upper West Regional Health Directorate, will run until October 18, 2026, and target eligible persons aged nine months to 60 years in the Sissala East, Sissala West and Wa West districts.
At the time, the Municipal Health Director, Mr Veng Clifford, confirmed that the reports had reached the Municipal Health Directorate and had been referred to regional and national health authorities for investigation.
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