The school is monitoring the situation regarding A (H1N1) Swine Flu and will take appropriate measures if and when these are advised by medical authorities and our own medical advisors. To date there have been
cases of swine flu in Tanzania reported to the WHO and one death in Manyara Region. WHO now regards swine flu as endemic in East Africa. Most people with the illness have only suffered mildly and have begun to recover within a week.
Information on Swine Flu in Tanzania is available from the external sources on the right.
If your child is exhibiting flu-like symptoms, we recommend that you seek medical advice, and we would require that he/she remains at home and does not return to school until well.
Procedures have been prepared to ensure that we can provide good care within the school for boarding students, if this should become necessary.
The school will remain open and operating normally unless advised to close by the Tanzanian authorities, or unless the number of cases of illness amongst staff and/or students prevents effective operation.
The school has developed a plan that will come into operation should there be confirmed cases of swine flu in the school population. This plan includes procedures for caring for ill boarding students and isolating them so as to try to protect others in the community from transmission of the illness.
You should be aware of the typical symptoms of the illness, which are very similar to those of regular seasonal flu:
sudden fever
sudden cough.
headache,
tiredness,
chills,
aching muscles,
limb or joint pain,
diarrhoea or stomach upset,
sore throat,
runny nose,
sneezing,
loss of appetite.
If your child is exhibiting these symptoms, we recommend that you seek medical advice, and we would request that he/she remains at home and does not return to school until well.
The following general precautionary measures will help to avoid the transmission of the flu virus:
Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.
Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
Refrain from work or school if you are ill or develop symptoms of influenza.
If the situation in Tanzania should change, we will post notices on this website.
The details on this page will no longer be updated regularly unless the situation regarding swine flu becomes of serious concern within the school. You are welcome to contact the school if you have specific concerns.
