The Ghana Education Service (GES) is implementing a new initiative called EduPack for Senior High Schools (SHS) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS) across Ghana. This program seeks to reduce the number of personal possessions students bring to boarding school, a measure intended to control the proliferation of bedbugs. The GES believes limiting personal items will make it more difficult for the insects to be transported and establish themselves within school facilities. The EduPack will likely standardize certain student necessities, thereby simplifying the upkeep of boarding houses. This action responds to ongoing concerns regarding bedbug infestations and their disruption to students’ wellbeing and academic focus. The initiative prioritizes improved hygiene standards within SHS and SHTS boarding environments.

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