Delta State Government has debunked rumours of a reported outbreak of Cholera in some parts of the state.
Speaking to reporters on Friday in Asaba, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Sunday Otobo, who led a team of the ministry’s officials, said that there was no confirmed outbreak of cholera in the State but that there were incidents of stooling and vomiting recorded in Aladja and Udu Local Government Areas.
Dr Otobo explained that various samples had been taken to Lagos for testing and none had been confirmed to be suffering from cholera.
The Permanent Secretary also stated that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa had directed health officers in the 25 local government areas of the State to be proactive in detecting and tackling any outbreak of diseases in all communities.
He said that the State Governor had also instructed that the water plant in the community be resuscitated and put in use to provide potable drinking water for the community.
A Clean Environment
Governor Okowa said that the State Government had taken measures to ensure that the people of the area were sensitised on the need to keep their environment clean and maintain healthy living standard.
“The Ministry of Environment is also going to mobilise people in Aladja to make sure that environmental policies that will not endanger the health of the people are put in place, so that everybody in the community maintains a clean environment and also find a way of proper disposal of faeces.”
The Permanent Secretary said that the Ministry of Health had a monitoring team on ground in the community to sensitise the people, monitor the situation on ground and report back to the Ministry.
He stated that the health centers in the community had been equipped with drugs to treat the patients.
“Health is a collective responsibility and the government cannot provide everything. Even if the government provides you with clean water, it is your duty to store water in clean containers and importantly, you have to keep your environment clean”, he added.
