Integrating COVID 19 prevention and responses into education program, it is seen that, education is one of the powerful tools available to prevent and respond to the pandemic. In interviewing the Assistant Educational Director at the updates meetings to affirm the Administrative data from their sector, he mentioned that there is an existing district COVID-19 team in which the Educational Director is a member. He mentioned that the team meets and relay the information shared to sub heads for action. He again mentioned that before schools were reopened there was training for all JHS and SHS heads by the District Assembly through the Health Directorate concerning the measures taken against COVID-19, and there is also an ongoing workshop for Directors/ Directorates at Kumasi Anglican School (KASS) for all districts in the region. Mr. Ebenezer Boakye mentioned that the Government as at 23rd July 2020 had provided the directorate with 16721 nose masks, 4547 sanitizers, 290 veronica buckets, 600 liquid soap, 296 tissues and 247 thermometer guns to be given to schools in the district. However, he mentioned that some of this logistics are daily or periodical consumables and appealed to the Government and concerned Civil society organizations and individuals to ensure constant supply to meet the demands of raising Pandemic cases in the District.
According to him, The District has 54 public JHS, 50 private JHS, 2 public SHS and 2 private SHS. Mr. Ebenezer again mentioned that there has been constant monitoring and supervision in all the schools in the district to ensure that are protocols are observed.
Mr. Boakye concluded by commending the government for the good work, and also appealed for more incentives and recognition as frontline workers since they have direct contact with students. He lamented on the shortage of funds as their major challenge in their daily routine work in the fight against Covid-19, he called on NGOs and philanthropists to offer a helping hand to the government to ensure efficient and effective delivery of service.
Interviewing the Assistant Educational Director, Mr. Ebenezer Boakye