A FERMANAGH councillor who was left fighting for his life earlier this summer has urged others to be aware of the symptoms of meningitis and has praised the staff at the SWAH for the top-class emergency care he received. At the end of April this year, the community across Fermanagh and beyond was left shocked at news Cllr Garbhan […]
Doctor issues advice as children treated for meningitis
A HEALTH warning has been issued in the wake of an outbreak of Meningitis. Local doctors have called on parents to be on the look out for symptoms of the deadly disease. In recent days the Public Health Agency (PHA) said it had been informed of two confirmed cases of meningococcal septicaemia in an unnamed […]
Call for vigilance after increase in meningitis deaths
A LOCAL GP has said he is “absolutely concerned” after the tragic deaths of three people from meningitis and septicaemia across Ireland in recent weeks. People on both sides of the border have been warned to be on high alert to the symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia, after the recent increase in meningococcal disease – […]
Brave Fermanagh teen hoping his 18th operation will be his last
AT JUST 18-years-old, Enniskillen teen Kieran McGovern has undergone some 18 intense operations after he was diagnosed with a rare form of life-threatening meningitis soon after his third birthday.