Prison Service issues alert on 'possible' meningitis outbreak

The Ghana Prison Service has issued an alert to some prison services across the country to prevent the major factors that trigger the outbreak of meningitis.

Prisons in the Brong Ahafo and Northern regions are among those advised to be on the lookout for possible meningitis cases. 

Congestion and heat are noted to be some of the major factors that trigger meningitis outbreak. 

These two factors are, however, common in prisons across the country and are even worse in the three regions in the North.  

Prisons in those areas are likely to be the worst hit should an outbreak occur. They have been victims in the past but the Chief Public Relations Officer of the Prisons Service, Superintendent Vitalis Aiyeh, says steps have been taken to avert a possible outbreak.  

He said they are contained for a number of days and observed before being asked to join their colleagues in the general prison.

According to him, the Ebola outbreak in 2014 taught them to keep disinfecting and keep some and liquid at vantage points for use. 

He believes such measures will control the extent to which prisons will be infected with  the virus or any other contagious disease.

SOURCE: GRAPHIC
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