Nine Ebonyi Residents Die In Cholera Outbreak
An outbreak of cholera has killed nine people and hospitalized many others in the Akpoha community, Afikpo North local government area of Ebonyi State.
This incident comes three weeks after a similar incident in the Ezillo community in the Ishielu Local Government Area of the state which claimed five lives.
In response to the spread, the state government organized a State Rapid Response Team to the community on Sunday to help control the situation.
Uchenna Ibiam, the local government Chairperson, led the team which comprised staff of the state ministry of Health and that of the National Center For Disease Control (NCDC) to the community.
While addressing the indigenes of the Akpoha community, he expressed concern over the unexpected deaths and urged them not to panic as the situation is under control.
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He also commended the state government for responding promptly, especially in sending the Rapid Response Team to assist health workers at Akpoha in containing the situation.
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He further advised the residents of the area to adhere strictly to medical advice from health professionals to stem the outbreak.
Mr. Ibiam, who visited the victims at the various health facilities at Akpoha, promised to drill four solar boreholes within 2 weeks (two per ward), to enable them to have access to clean water.
Mr. Ibiam stated that his visit was to serve as psychological therapy to the people of the area and to assure them of the administration’s readiness for humanitarian interventions to save their children from mortality from the cholera outbreak and other diseases.
Mr. Ibiam was thanked by the indigenes for his prompt assessment of the situation and for giving them reasons not to despair.
Relief materials including foams, disinfectants, and cash were distributed amongst the people.
