{"id":57416,"date":"2014-10-17T15:30:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T15:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=57416"},"modified":"2014-10-17T18:11:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T18:11:43","slug":"uk-high-cssioner-to-ghana-slams-uk-school-over-ebola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=57416","title":{"rendered":"UK High C’ssioner to Ghana slams UK school over Ebola"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UK Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin has described as shameful the decision by a school in the UK to prevent a Ghanaian teacher from visiting due to Ebola concerns.<\/p>\n

The trip by the Ghanaian teacher was postponed after parents raised concern<\/span><\/strong><\/a>s about Ebola virus even though the country is yet to record a case.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the story in a tweet, the ambassador said it’s a “shame: there have been no Ebola cases in Ghana”.<\/p>\n

A shame: there have been no Ebola cases in Ghana > \u201c@Citi973<\/a>: UK school stops Ghanaian teacher\u2019s visit over Ebola http:\/\/t.co\/ggRH7y2YTT<\/a>”<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jon Benjamin (@JonBenjamin19) October 16, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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[contextly_sidebar id=”4WIl9c2OS2AXmqCMBEhxeSh65TgwQxvZ”]A research by Oxford University in the United Kingdom\u00a0has \u00a0revealed that\u00a0Ghana and 14 other countries in Africa are at risk<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0of animal-to-human transmission of Ebola by virtue of their geography.<\/p>\n

A research conducted by the Northeastern University, USA also named Ghana as countries with the largest probability of witnessing an\u00a0outbreak of the Ebola disease\u00a0on October 31<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Government has however downplayed the research findings, insisting that Ghana has put in place measures to prevent an outbreak in the country.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how they came by that date [October 31] or how they did their analysis. But I want to assure you that in Ghana we have Ebola preparedness and a response plan underpinned by a three-pronged strategy; public education, screening and effective case management. We are satisfied with what we have seen,\u201d Dr. Kwaku Agyemang, the Minister of Health stated.<\/p>\n

The deadly disease has so far killed over 4,000 in the West African sub-region.<\/p>\n

About the Ebola Virus<\/b><\/p>\n

Ebola, a viral haemorrhagic fever, is one of the deadliest diseases known to humans, with a fatality rate of between 55% and 90%. It is spread through contact with the bodily fluids of Ebola patients showing symptoms.<\/p>\n

Syptoms of Ebola virus disease (EVD)<\/b><\/p>\n