{"id":446820,"date":"2017-12-13T20:30:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T20:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/13\/congestion-at-shss-exposes-students-to-meningitis-ghana-health-service\/"},"modified":"2017-12-13T20:30:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T20:30:38","slug":"congestion-at-shss-exposes-students-to-meningitis-ghana-health-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/13\/congestion-at-shss-exposes-students-to-meningitis-ghana-health-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Congestion at SHSs exposes students to meningitis \u2013 Ghana Health Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 13 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-13<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/85854138.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kumaca GHS\" title=\"Kumaca GHS\" width=\"295\" height=\"164\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>At least one student of the Bawku Senior High Technical School is reported dead<\/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=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513197038_573_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Head of Disease and Surveillance Unit at the Ghana Health Service has identified congestion at senior high schools (SHSs) as one risk factor for the spread of meningitis.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Franklin Asiedu Bekoe told Evans Mensah on Joy FM\u2019s Top Story Wednesday, the crowded nature of classrooms and dormitories at SHSs poses a challenge to students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the pathogen is in your throat [and] so far as you are one meter apart the other person can get it,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>At least one student of the Bawku Senior High Technical School is reported dead from what health officials say is meningitis. Five others are on admission.<\/p>\n<p>But Medical Director at the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital, Dr Clement Oppong has said three of the students have shown signs of meningitis.<\/p>\n<p>Joy News\u2019 Upper East Regional Correspondent, Albert Sore has reported the incident has caused panic, with parents thronging the school to demand the release of their children.<\/p>\n<p>The tragic incident happened exactly a week after at least four students of Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) died from what has been confirmed as Influenza Type A (H1N1) known as swine flu.<\/p>\n<p>Sections of Ghanaians have blamed the Free SHS educational policy rolled out in September for the congestions in the schools.<\/p>\n<p>They claim the programme has aggravated the congestion situation, compelling school authorities to convert makeshift structures into classrooms and dormitories.<\/p>\n<p>Although Dr Bekoe said the country has had cases of meningitis in the past, he believes the congestion in the schools has double the risk factor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Clearly the numbers in the classroom brings about a challenge,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>But President of the Coalition of NGOs in Health, Gabriel Benarkuu has criticised the Ghana Health Service for &#8220;poorly&#8221; managing the situation since the first case was reported.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a common knowledge that every year from April to October we see some of this things. 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