To curb the spread of the cholera outbreak in his community, the Chairman of Bomadi Local Government Area, Delta State, Rawlings Andaye, has supplied free medications to all basic healthcare institutions across the council area.
Adaka Amameniye, the Supervisory Councillor for Health, emphasized that the Local Government supplied the medications at no cost to all primary healthcare facilities within the council area when he distributed the medications assigned to Kpakiama Primary Healthcare Center to various health facilities in the creek on Friday.
He claimed that the council head had decided it was best to stop the disease’s spread by acting quickly, even before there had been any cases reported in the LGA.
He stressed that “in case of any emergency arising from the disease,” the council chief had ordered free treatment for patients at all medical facilities.
He said “Our amiable council chairman had deemed it necessary to take both preventive and precautionary measures by providing the drugs for the primary healthcare facilities across the council area, even before any recorded case here.
“My advice to our people is that they should run to the nearest primary healthcare facilities in their various communities in case of any emergency regarding the disease.”
After receiving the medications, Eunice Edonkumoh, the Chief Matron of the Kpakiama Primary Healthcare Centre and the most senior member of the LGA, also spoke and thanked the council chairman.
The free medication is still being distributed to the several medical facilities in the towns via the corresponding health officers, she said, adding that she was grateful “for his swift action.”
In addition, she said, “Cholera is a communicable disease mostly caused by contaminated water and food, and there are some recorded cases in various communities such as Esanma, Ogriagbene, Akugbene, Kpakiama and other communities in the council area.
“My plea and advice to the people of Bomadi Local Government Area and environs is that they should adhere to proper hygiene, people should take precautionary measures to avoid being attacked by the disease.
“However, some important preventive measures of the cholera disease are proper boiling of water before drinking, serving your food hot, eating your food hot, washing of hands before and after eating, washing your fruits before eating and washing your hands after going to the toilet.”