"There Is No Cholera Outbreak In Delta State" - Govt.

Dr Ifeanyi Okowa

Contrary to reports in some porters, that there is an outbreak of cholera in some part of Delta state, the state government has come out to refute the claims. Delta State Government debunked rumours of the 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.

 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 Health 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,” Mr Otobo.

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.