Pneumococcal Meningitis spreads to Techiman in Brong Ahafo claiming six lives

The Pneumococcal Meningitis disease which has so far killed nine people in Tain, Wenchi and Bruohan in the Brong Ahafo Region, has spread to Techiman claiming six.  

Health authorities in the region, confirmed this in an interview.  

According to the source, the reported cases have shot up from 38 cases to 70 in the region. 

Meanwhile, Health Officials in Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region have stepped up surveillance and monitoring following the death of six people from pneumococcal meningitis infections.

The latest deaths from the disease happened over the weekend.





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