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Students charged GHC75 for nose masks
In a newsletter signed by the headmaster, the school explained that this is to help prevent meningitis and other public health-related diseases.
In a newsletter sighted by Accra-based Citi FM, the school explained that this is to help prevent meningitis and other public health-related diseases.
The newsletter was signed by the Headmaster of the school D. Tetteh Kwao and addressed to the parents and guardians of the students.
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Although the government is strictly against the payment of extra fees by students particularly due to the implementation of the Free SHS programme, the headmaster noted that the decision had been approved by the Ghana Education Service.
“The approval has been given by Ghana Education Service for the students to make payment in respect of meningitis and public health-related disease prevention as discussed at our PTA meetings in the second term of the year.”
“Meningitis and Public Health related disease prevention GH¢75.00….The meningitis menace is fast spreading among schools in the country. Recently, it has taken lives of students in Kumasi Academy and it is moving Southwards,” it added.
Most Senior High Schools have been taking precautions following the deaths of students in various schools across the country from meningitis.
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Although the Ghana Health Service has said that the deaths cannot be described as an outbreak but isolated cases, the death toll is 6, leaving some parents in fear.
However, it must be clarified that no meningitis-related death has occurred at Kumasi Academy as stated by authorities at Manya Krobo SHS.
In the case of Kumasi Academy, the four deaths have been linked to the H1N1 Influenza.
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