Two more meningitis cases confirmed

TWO more cases of meningitis were reported at the Tsumeb State hospital last week.

This was confirmed by Dr Norbert Forster, Undersecretary in the Ministry of Health. He said the two new patients at Tsumeb are in stable condition.According to Dr Forster, a team sent to the Onamishu district in the North two weeks ago has been vaccinating people there, especially schoolchildren.”We have done a lot in those villages.The disease is totally under control at the moment and there is no need for fear,” Dr Forster said.A villager from Omalonzo village in the Onamishu district told The Namibian that a child at the village had died unexpectedly last Monday and was buried immediately.Dr Foster said no such case had been reported to his office.So far, 15 cases of meningitis have been reported in the North – 11 in the Oshikoto Region, two in the Oshana Region and two in the Caprivi Region.Two children in the Eengodi constituency died of meningitis some weeks ago.He said the two new patients at Tsumeb are in stable condition.According to Dr Forster, a team sent to the Onamishu district in the North two weeks ago has been vaccinating people there, especially schoolchildren.”We have done a lot in those villages.The disease is totally under control at the moment and there is no need for fear,” Dr Forster said.A villager from Omalonzo village in the Onamishu district told The Namibian that a child at the village had died unexpectedly last Monday and was buried immediately.Dr Foster said no such case had been reported to his office.So far, 15 cases of meningitis have been reported in the North – 11 in the Oshikoto Region, two in the Oshana Region and two in the Caprivi Region.Two children in the Eengodi constituency died of meningitis some weeks ago.