Government has postponed the reopening date for the 2014/2015 academic year of all tertiary institutions in the country for two weeks.
According to a statement signed by the Minister of Education, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman, ‘’acting on the advice of the Inter-Ministerial Team on the Ebola viral disease, government has decided that the commencement of the 2014/2015 academic year be postponed by at least two weeks’’.
The statement further noted that the postponement is to ensure that the ‘’necessary screening and preparedness measures’’ are put in place at the various campuses to tackle any threats of Ebola.
The communiqué which was addressed to all Rectors, Vice Chancellors and principals requested that all comply with the directive.
The inter-ministerial committee was set up to institute measures to secure the country’s borders against persons who may enter country carrying the virus and also prepare for a possible outbreak.
Meanwhile, government is also set to put a freeze on international conferences and public gatherings as part of measures to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Ghana.
This was revealed by the Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa.
According to him, the move was necessary to ensure that the disease does not spread into Ghana.
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By: Evans Effah/citifmonline.com/Ghana