The University of Oregon has cancelled this fall’s global health and development study abroad program in Ghana due to the concerning Ebola outbreak nearby, according to Around the O. The AHA Study Abroad program already had seven UO students enrolled who were set to study in Accra, Ghana from approximately August 31 to December 13. The decision to cancel the program came from the possibilities of students becoming infected with the virus and the potential closure of the Ghana border.
The Media in Ghana program in the School of Journalism and Communication has not yet been cancelled for summer 2015. The program director plans to wait and see if Ebola will pose a threat to students. For now, recruiting for the program will go on as planned.
The Disaster Resilient Universities network, hosted by the University of Oregon, will be tracking the impact of the Ebola crisis as well as any action universities take related to Ebola.