{
  "id": 12386985,
  "title": "Yellow Fever deaths in Sissala East worrying – MP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/yellow-fever-deaths-in-sissala-east-worrying-mp",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:06:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/yellow-fever-deaths-in-sissala-east-worrying-mp/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Member of Parliament for Sissala East, Mohammed Issah Bataglia, has raised alarm over a reported Yellow Fever outbreak that has claimed at least seven lives in the municipality. The MP expressed his concern in an interview on Joy FM Midday News, after receiving a report from a community leader. According to the leader, both children and young people have been among the victims. Bataglia immediately reached out to the Sissala East Municipal Health Directorate in response to the report. He inquired whether health authorities had become aware of the situation and what factor could be responsible for the deaths. The MP also sought information about the necessity of additional public education to help residents understand and respond to the Yellow Fever situation.",
  "summary": "Member of Parliament for Sissala East, Mohammed Issah Bataglia, has expressed concern over reported deaths linked to a Yellow Fever outbreak in parts of the municipality.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}