The State Commissioner for Heath Dr. Joe Akabuike says there is no outbreak of cholera in any part of the state.
Dr Akabuike made this known when he led top officials of the Ministry to Umueze Anam, Anambra West Council Area, over the recent rumour making round that there is an outbreak of cholera in the Local Government Area.
Speaking during the visit, Dr Akabuike said that the Ministry decided to have a genuine on the spot assessment of the area to ascertain what happened in order to take urgent and holistic measures to tackle it, as according to him, the local government has the worst health indices in the state which was why Governor Willie Obiano directed them to shift emphasis on the local government area.
The Health Commissioner who revealed that preliminary investigation into the pockets of deaths witnessed in some communities in the area was gastro-enteritis, which is caused as a result of the flood that ravaged the area recently and urged them to take their personal hygiene seriously.
A public Health Consultant who doubles as the Executive Secretary, Anambra State Health Insurance Scheme, Dr Simeon Onyemaechi opined that particles that followed flood breeds germs, as well as indiscriminate stooling which he said are major causes of the disease, and advised health workers in the area to double their efforts in the management of the disease.
The Special Assistant to the Governor on Community Liason, Mr Chukwuemeka Elojor commended the state government for their quick intervention and assured that they will keep sensitising their people on the need to go to hospital once they have any health challenge.
In a vote of thanks, the Transition Committee chairman of Anambra West Local Government Area, Sir Sylvester-Okafor praised the ministry of Health and Governor Willie Obiano for their responsiveness in handling the situation and assured that the local government will always
support them in their capacity.
The Commissioner and his team came with various drugs which they donated to the local
government in order to stop the disease.
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