{"id":447523,"date":"2017-12-15T20:51:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T20:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/15\/swine-flu-vaccines-stuck-in-korea-as-kumaca-health-crisis-continues\/"},"modified":"2017-12-15T20:51:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T20:51:39","slug":"swine-flu-vaccines-stuck-in-korea-as-kumaca-health-crisis-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/15\/swine-flu-vaccines-stuck-in-korea-as-kumaca-health-crisis-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Swine flu vaccines stuck in Korea as KUMACA health crisis continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday, 15 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-15<\/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\/39662430.295.jpg\" alt=\"KUMACA PARENTS EXPOSEnotH1n1\" title=\"KUMACA PARENTS EXPOSEnotH1n1\" width=\"295\" height=\"159\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>At least four deaths have been recorded in KUMACA from what has been confirmed as H1N1<\/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\/1513371099_856_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the arrival of vaccines for the combat of swine flu at Kumasi Academy in the Ashanti Region will delay for some few more days.<\/p>\n<p>The vaccines were expected in the country on Saturday but the Korean suppliers have said that was not possible because of transport challenges.<\/p>\n<p>GHS Director of Public Health, Dr Badu Sarkodie told Emefa Apawu on Joy FM\u2019s Top Story the antigenic substance has been procured but the shipment requires adequate packaging which has resulted in the delay.<\/p>\n<p>He said the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the vaccine will be in the country next Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>But the Tamiflu drug coming from Geneva will arrive on Saturday instead of Friday as was communicated, Dr Sarkodie said.<\/p>\n<p>The change in plan for the resolution of the looming health crisis in senior high schools (SHSs) has courted the displeasure of Asawase Member of Parliament (MP) Muntaka Mubarak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel disappointed,\u201d he said, adding the Ghana Health Service and Health Ministry are not attaching the seriousness the issue requires.<\/p>\n<p>At least four deaths have been recorded in KUMACA from what has been confirmed as Influenza Type A (H1N1) known as swine flu.<\/p>\n<p>The tragic incident happened nine-months after seven students died in the same school from meningitis.<\/p>\n<p>The GHS and Health Ministry contracted the WHO to procure vaccines and Tamiflu drugs to administer to the students in order to control the disease in the school.<\/p>\n<p>The Tamiflu was expected in the country on Friday and the vaccines on Saturday, but their arrival will delay by some few days, the Ghana Health Service has said.<\/p>\n<p>But Dr Sarkodie has assured Ghanaians the Ministry and WHO are doing \u201ceverything possible to get the vaccine into the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He believes \u201cone or two days delay\u201d of the vaccine may not jeopardize the health of students because health 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