Tempane SHS student dies from meningitis

05:06 - 17 December 2017

He died at the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital where he was rushed to for diagnosis.

A form three student at Tempane Senior High School in the Upper West Region has died from

Earlier, a student from the Bawku Secondary Technical died at the same hospital after he was diagnosed with meningitis.

The Medical Director of the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital, Dr Clement Oppong, who confirmed the latest development on Accra-based Citi FM said his facility received 10 students who were suspected of having meningitis.

According to him, eight of the 10 students did not have meningitis and were discharged on Friday.

He said: “So far we have a lot of students coming in but we were able to confirm only 2 meningitis cases and unfortunately we lost both of them.

"One is from the Bawku Secondary Technical and the other one is from Tempane Secondary School. We received about 10 students, the 8 of them, we couldn’t confirm meningitis, in fact, some of them were discharged [on Friday].”

The medical director advised that: “For now, the season for meningitis, we are already in it, the heat and all. We have to be on the lookout for signs and symptoms, anybody with a fever, headache, neck pains have to report to the hospital as early as possible for us to examine the person and do the necessary investigation. Meningitis is not a condition that kills automatically unless you report late. Those who report early and likely to survive."