ABOVE IS THE MAP SHOWING THE GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD OF THE DIARRHEA/CHOLERA CASES AND DEATHS THEREOF. IT HAS BEEN KEPT CONFINED TO THOSE POCKETS ONLY AND HAS NOT SPREAD SO MUCH TO OTHER AREAS, THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN SOLITARY CASES IN THE AREAS ADJACENT OT THOSE MARKED WITH RED.THERE HAS BEEN EXAGGERATED REPORTS THAT CHOLERA HAS SPREAD EVERYWHERE IN RAYAGADA AND THE SITUATION IS OUT OF CONTROL. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT ,AS THE HEALTH DEPT. HAS INCREASED THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR TRACKING DIARRHEA CASES AND PRO ACTIVELY IDENTIFYING CASES WITH DIARRHEA ( EVEN THE NON CHOLERA ONES, SUCH AS BACILLARY DYSENTERY AND DUE INGESTION OF CONTAMINATED FOOD) AND TREATING VILLAGE AS AFFECTED VILLAGE, THE NUMBER OF VILLAGES WHERE SUCH CASES HAVE BEEN RECORDED HAS GONE UP. HOWEVER SOME HOW AN IMPRESSION IS CAST, THAT THE SITUATION HAD GONE BEYOND CONTROL AND MORE NUMBER OF VILLAGES ARE AFFECTED, WHEN ACTUALLY THE SITUATION IS ON THE VERGE OF BEING CONTROLLED.
ALSO THERE HAS BEE A TENDENCY ON PART OF SOME TO INFLATE THE DEATH TOLL, WHICH STANDS AT 40 AS ON 16.09.2010. SOME PEOPLE HAVE INCLUDED DEATH DUE TO SNAKE BITE AND ALSO DUE TO PROLONGED ILLNESS FROM OTHER FACTORS, AS SHOWN BY ONE ELECTRONIC MEDIA IN THE LIST OF THOSE DYING DUE TO CHOLERA. THE FACT REMAINS THAT FROM THE START OF THIS MONTH THERE HAS BEEN 10 DEATHS, WHICH MEANS LESS THAN 1 DEATH PER DAY. NOW IT IS LEFT TO PEOPLE TO DECIDE WHETHER SITUATION HAS GONE OUT OF CONTROL OR NOT !
AN APPEAL WAS MADE TO ALL, INCLUDING MEDIA , THAT THERE IS NO INTENTION TO SUPPRESS ANY FACTS AND ANY INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF DEATHS DUE TO DIARRHEA ( EVEN THE NON CHOLERA DIARRHEA) IS WELCOME, PROVIDED IT IS BASED ON FACTS AND BACKED BY PROOFS.
MANY PEOPLE ARE WORKING ROUND THE CLOCK TO CONTROL THE SPREAD OF THIS DISEASE AND ANY SUCH DISTORTION OF FACTS MAKES SITUATION MORE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE PEOPLE, IN THIS CRISIS, WHEN THEY ARE WORKING ROUND THE CLOCK:
14.09.2010
Hon’ble Minister, Health and Family Welfare and Public Grievances and Pension Administration, Orissa and Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Orissa, along with Principal Secretary to Govt. Rural Development ,Orissa, Bhubnaeswar visited Durgi PHC of Bissam-Cuttack Block which is an important treatment centre for cases with diarrhea in that area. After that the next visit was to Dandapoda village of Dumurineli G.P. of Bissam-Cuttack, where a temporary treatment centre has been established to treat the cases with diarrhea in interior pockets. Hon’ble Minister and Secretary Health visited the Godaba village about 1 KM from Dondapoda where one death due to diarrhea had occurred. There it was seen that the village Godaba has only one sanitary well and no tube wells.
After that Serigum Sub-Centre area of K.Singpur Block was visited. This area had some number of deaths in villages such as Lekapai, Tala-anchalbadi. Serigumma G.P. Office has been converted into a temporary treatment centre and cases from adjoining villages are treated here. The next visit was to Tala-anchalabadi where there has been one death. The Hon’ble Minister and Secretary Health discussed with the people about availability of safe drinking water and access to medical services. The last visit was to Lekapai village which again had some deaths. Here the Hon’ble Minister and Secretary, Health discussed with the people. Since this village and its neighboring areas had reported some deaths, a temporary treatment centre has been started here.
15.09.2010
On this day the Hon’ble Minister and Secretary, Health visited the affected area of Kashipur Block. At first visited Bahardulki village where 4 deaths had occurred. In this village, out of 4 tube wells 3 were functioning.
