ANLGHA RECORDS 3 CASES OF CHOLERA, SENSITIZES RESIDENTS AT SABO AREA

 

Credit: KOLA SODEINDE, ABEOKUTA

Abeokuta North Local Government Health Authority (ANLGHA), Akomoje has recorded 3 cases of Cholera and for the prevention to be known, the campaign train on Cholera Outbreak moved to Central Mosque Sabo in Abeokuta North Local Government.

The Medical Officer who doubles as Health Secretary in the Authority, Dr. Oladipupo Afonja affirmed that the 3 cases of Cholera were reported at Elega, Ago-Ika and Idi-Ori of which have been successfully managed. Further said that the disease could be spread when people do not wash their hands with soap and water after defecating and then cook or serve food with unwashed hands. It could also spread when people eat food without washing their hands before and after eating.

Dr. Afonja said this while discussing with caveattimes newspaper correspondent during the Sensitization campaign on how to adopt prevention basically explained in which the interpretation was made in Hausa dialect by Alhaji Muktar to the people therein that Cholera is an acute diarhoeal disease that could kill within hours if left untreated.

That the disease transmits through the ingestion of contaminated food or water and this could cause severe acute watery diarrhoe.

He said it also endemic. That only detection of a suspected cholera case is based on clinical suspicion in patients aged two years and older with acute watery diarrhoea and severe dehydration or dying from acute watery diarrhoea. Expressed that if caught with the disease; self treatment could be primarily administered through or Oral rehydration Solution (ORS).

Ensured them that ORS standard sachet is dissolved in 1 litre (L) of clean water while adult patients may require up to 6L or ORS to treat moderate dehydration on the first day thereafter, advised them to go to Health Centre that is very close to them where referral letter will be given to them to State/General Hospital there, the patients will recieve free treatment from the State Hospital reiterated it that the treatment is "FREE".

Director Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, Abeokuta North Local Government, Sanitarian Samuel Ige during the Sensitization campaign positioned that the control of the bacterium lie in access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. That only sustainable wash solutions and good hygiene practices contributing to achieving goals related to poverty, malnutrition and education.

On his own side, Mr. Lukmon Balogun, representative of Word Health Organization (W.H.O) equally sensitized the audience at the event on Acute Flacid Paralysis (AFP) said is a serious neurological illness commonly due to polio virus infection, that, any observation of such in the communities  should be reportrd to health workers around them for a significant medical action to be taken on the infected person.

Other officers in attendance were: Mrs. Ebudola Bankole; Deputy Director Health Education (ANLGHA), Mrs. F.B Salami, Deputy Director Nursing Service (ANLGHA) and Mr. M.A Sunmola, Apex Chew (ANLGHA).