Health scare at Aerodrome Primary School unpacked

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FRANCISTOWN: Details of what caused a health scare at Aerodrome Primary School on August 24 have been revealed. The health scare was exclusively published by Mmegi’s sister publication The Monitor last week Monday.

Pandemonium broke out at the school after a suspected member of the Aerodrome community disposed of clinical waste by throwing it into a large dustbin within the school compound. The suspected member of the community threw the waste from outside the school boundary.

The waste, according to the investigations carried out by the school management, unfortunately fell outside the dustbin because it was full. Learners doing Standard One to Three then started playing with the discarded clinical waste. They pricked each other with the used needles that were used by the sugar diabetes patient. Giving background information about the matter, the chief education officer for the northeast region Vumani Luckson said eight learners were involved in the traumatic incident. He said: “The school with the assistance of the local clinic personnel (nurses and a doctor) tested all eight learners who pierced each other with the used syringes. The school management then invited parents to the school for a counselling session conducted by the health officials. The learners will be tested again after three months.” Luckson also requested the school principal to write a comprehensive report in terms of Guidance and Counseling interventions in place to curb such incidences in the future.

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