The Minority in Parliament is demanding that the management of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) be summoned over the recurring outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis in the country.
This follows a statement by the Member of Parliament for Daffiama Bussie Issa, Dr. Sebastian Sandaare, on the floor of Parliament, revealing that 14 deaths have been recorded out of 60 suspected cases in the Upper West Region in 2025.
Reacting to the statement, Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh stated that such preventable ailments should not result in loss of lives, emphasizing the need for the Ghana Health Service to brief Parliament on measures to contain the outbreak.
“The leadership of the Ghana Health Service should come and tell us why this matter is where it is. In this time and age, we can’t allow such basic aliments to take lives. Interestingly, the Upper East shares a border with the Upper West. And if we’re not careful, it will result in a calamity.
“This is an ailment that is taking the lives of people, innocent Ghanaians. And that part of the world, statistics have shown that poverty is so pronounced so they may not even have the wherewithal to procure the vaccines.”
The First Deputy Speaker, Bernard Ahiafor, however, outlined some recommendations for the Ghana Health Service to implement to mitigate the spread of the disease.
“The Ministry of Health should take immediate action to create awareness, conduct contact tracing, intensify provision of medical care to the affected victims and consider the establishment of the public health emergency fund.”
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