Health experts rushed to Upper West Region as Meningitis kills 40 people

Some health experts have been dispatched to the Upper West Region to help battle Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) cases in the area just as the death toll rises to 40.

The number of confirmed cases for the CSM rose from 214 to 258.

Speaking to Citi News, the Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih said one health expert had already arrived in the region with two more on their way coming.

“With regards to CSM, there are 258 confirmed cases with 40 deaths. As I have always indicated, we have enough medication to administer to patients. So, what we have to continue doing is to educate people to report early to the health facilities. We have realized that this is the major cause of the deaths. They report late when all hope is lost. But, if they report early, the situation can be managed.”

“The pleasant thing is that having reported the issue to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service and the Minister of Health, they have sent an expert to come to the Upper West Region to assess the CSM situation in the Region. I am also reliably informed by the Director-General that, two other experts will be coming so that together we will study the situation and recommend immediate measures that we could implement to bring the issue to an end,” he noted.