Cholera Outbreak Looms At Ghanasco

An outbreak of cholera looms at the Ghana Senior High School and the Kukuo community, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region. This is because filth has engulfed most parts of the school with no sign of it being cleared by authorities. The back of the Home Economics first-year classroom block has also been engulfed with filth

scattered with an unpleasant stench. The situation in the school calls for immediate action to prevent the spread of many diseases that could affect students such as Cholera should the rains intensify. Residents of Kukuo who live behind the school have turned that particular part of the school into a refuse dump where they dispose

of their waste materials. There is no single waste bin at the dumping site which is human-created resulting in the littering of the surroundings also leading to the Kukuo community. Some students who spoke to the Media on condition of anonymity lamented about the situation most especially the stench and how it can affect their

health. According to them, sometimes their teachers are forced to halt teaching and learning due to the severity of the stench which smells in their classrooms. Sometimes our teachers would have to stop teaching then we move out of the class because the stench is always terrible and unbearable and due to that depending on how long

we stay outside we lose contact hours. They also revealed that sanitary condition at their various dormitories is a matter of concern, especially the boys’ dormitories which is in a deplorable state. According to them, the boys’ dormitories use a manhole toilet which is not hygiene and could affect their health. The students

said their seniors witnessed it and they have also come to face the same challenges and even though school authorities are aware of the situation nothing has been done to date. The management member attributed the filth on campus to the encroachment by residents of Kukuo adding that the construction of a fence wall will

prevent the dumping of waste into the school.The source noted that the school would have wished to evacuate the waste themselves but the school has limited resources to embark on such a project and called on old students, individuals, and Tamale Metro Assembly to come to their aid.