Dear Peter, This is sad to hear indeed. However as the medics will tell us there are different strains of meningitis and the vaccinations could have not therefore been for this particular type, even then i guess not everyone in westnile got vaccinated against meningitis. This calls for urgent sensitization of communities including schools as health facilities and or MoH intervenes with services.
Stella Okuni ________________________________ From: drichi peter <[email protected]> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, February 17, 2010 5:07:42 PM Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Meningitis Hits WestNile Again Dear Colleagues, Greetings to all! I am greatly saddened by the News on Today's Paper (New Vision) whose article reads "Meningitis hits West Nile districts, kills seven" Every year the same disease hits and kills our innocent citizens and moreover in the same region? What's the government doing? I remember getting immunized some time in 2007 and according to the message from the Ministry of Health, the vaccine lasts in a human body for a period of fourty years before one becomes vulnerable for a fresh meningitis attack. What's so different in West Nile that makes us vulnerable to the dangerous disease? I think our leaders need to open eyes. We may be finished at one point. DRICHI Peter Ori Okpo
_______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list [email protected] http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet % WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________
