Anxiety Grips Bulu-Ndoro community As Cholera Epidemic Claims Three, Many Hospitalized

….they call for Oborevwori’s swift intervention

Bulu-Ndoro communty , Burutu Council Area of Delta has been gripped in anxiety as cholera epidemic claims 3 lives , leaving many indigenes in life threatening conditions at a neighboring State hospital in Bayelsa State.

Deacon Arede Edeinmene , an Executive Assistant on Political Matters to Governor Sherrif Oborevwori of Delta State speaking to Journalists in Warri appealled to the Governor for swift intervene to save the lives of the people of Bulu-Ndoro community.

He lamented that the spread of epidemic had almost affected every household at the moment including children, women ,youths and the elderly. Edeinmene said more worrisome was that the people in the community had no choice but drink and used the contaminated river water as their main source of domestic water.

Edeinmene who is one of the opinion leaders in Bulu-Ndoro community noted cholera cases had overwhelmed the existing health centre saying the Healthcare personnel and the Healthcare facilities have been over stretched.

While calling for more medical manpower, supply of drugs and hospital equipment to supplement the only existing Health centre in the community, he expressed concerned that the deceased victims of the cholera outbreak were the bread winners of their families.

Speaking further, he decried the absence of pipe borne water in the community as his people were apprehensive to using the water from the Bulu-Ndoro river that is their main source of domestic water and means of livelihood.

According to him, the State timely intervention to complement the efforts the Burutu Local Government Council was key to saving the lives of the people.He said some families have fled the community over fear of contacting the epidemic.

Edeinmene further charged Governor Oborevwori to upgrade the existing Health centre to a comprehensive Healthcare facility to accommodate a resident doctor with functional water system and electricity.

The Oborevwori aide explained that many cholera cases were evacuated from Bulu-Ndoro community to a neighboring Toru-Ndoro Community which in Bayelsa State to save their lives.