{"id":444040,"date":"2017-12-05T22:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T22:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/05\/who-officials-storm-kumaca-as-death-toll-rises\/"},"modified":"2017-12-05T22:00:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T22:00:30","slug":"who-officials-storm-kumaca-as-death-toll-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/05\/who-officials-storm-kumaca-as-death-toll-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO officials storm KUMACA as death toll rises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/86262847.295.jpg\" alt=\"WHO Officials Storm KUMACA\" title=\"WHO Officials Storm KUMACA\" width=\"295\" height=\"170\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The WHO officials are at the school to immediately vaccinate the students to curb the deaths.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1512511230_651_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Officials of the World Health Organisation in Ghana have arrived at the campus of Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) in the Ashanti region after suspected cases of meningitis caused the death of some six students over the last few days.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the deaths are reported to have happened Tuesday morning. So far, 13 students at the school are reported to have died of meningitis since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The WHO officials are at the school to immediately vaccinate the students to curb the deaths.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, over 20 students are on admission at various hospitals in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Some parents clashed with security personnel and authorities at  the school  after they went there to forcefully take their children home.<\/p>\n<p>School authorities prevented  the parents from taking their children home due to fears that some students might have the disease and may spread them if allowed home.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimate FM\u2019s Isaac Bediako Justice reports that the angry parents are threatening to totally withdraw their wards from the school if they are not allowed to be taken home.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Health Service on Monday revealed that all students of the Kumasi Academy will be vaccinated before they are allowed home.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WHO officials are at the school to immediately vaccinate the students to curb the deaths. Officials of the World Health Organisation in Ghana have arrived at the campus of Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) in the Ashanti region after suspected cases of meningitis caused the death of some six students over the last few days. 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