C’garh health centers put on alert amid a surge in diarrhoea, malaria cases
Emphasising the need for adequate storage and prompt availability of life-saving medicines, he called for decisive action to safeguard public health.
A child died and 22 others have been treated in the past two days in Mulapal village under Korei block in the district after outbreak of diarrhoea was reported.
The deceased has been identified as Anita Munda, three-year-old daughter of Nagara Munda. While 10 persons are undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital in Jajpur town, 12 others, many of them children, have been hospitalized at the Community Health Centre at Korei.
Health authorities said water contamination being the suspected cause of the outbreaks of diarrhea. District health authorities on Friday sent a special medical team to the affected village and reviewed the situation.
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Three of Nagara Munda family in Mulapal Mundasahi village complained of acute stomach pain, coupled with continuous vomiting and loose motion on Thursday. They were rushed to the Area hospital in Jajpur Road for treatment.
Anita Munda died during treatment at the hospital. Then, six members of two other families were affected by the water borne disease and were rushed to the district head quarters hospital on Thursday night.
A fresh batch of 12 villagers was taken to different hospital for treatment on Friday. Health officials said the main reason for the outbreak of diarrhoea was the contamination of the village well, which is the only source of drinking water there.
“The diarrhea affected people have been admitted to district head quarters hospital in Jajpur town, Area hospital at Jajpur Road and community health centre at Korei and almost all of them have been treated and cured,” confirmed Kanhu Charan Nayak, Additional District Medical Officer (ADMO), Public Health of Jajpur.
“Filthy water from a nearby nullah reportedly entered the village well through a crack in its wall. The tribal people consume water from the well as it is the lone source of drinking water,” he said.
The ADMO said water purification efforts have begun in the affected village. “All the water sources have been disinfected while halogen and ORS packets have been distributed,” he said.
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