16/02/2026
๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ-๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ-๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ
Over the course of last week, the Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) today hosted a distinguished delegation led by Prof. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), as part of a high-level working visit to meningitis-prone regions of northern Ghana.
During his engagement with the Centreโs leadership and research teams, He highlighted the persistent challenge posed by seasonal outbreaks of meningitis in Ghanaโs meningitis belt and the toll they continue to take on lives each year.
๐๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ:
๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก: Dr. Akoriyea charged the Navrongo Health Research Centre (NHRC) to lead intensified research into the root causes of recurrent meningitis outbreaks and the annual pattern of meningitis-related deaths, urging a scientific approach that will inform sustainable interventions and policy decisions.
๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: The Director-General encouraged deeper collaboration between the NHRC, other health research centres, including (KHRC), regional health directorates, community leaders, and policymakers to ensure research findings translate into action on the ground.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฒ: Dr. Akoriyea also appealed to communities to seek early healthcare at the first sign of illness rather than delaying, and highlighted the role of research in shaping targeted prevention and treatment strategies.
This visit reaffirms the Navrongo Health Research Centre's pivotal role in addressing priority health challenges through evidence-based research and its commitment to improving public health outcomes across Ghanaโs northern regions.