Cholera Kills Hundreds of Inland Papuan

Evangelical Christian Church (GKI), the Catholic Church and the Church in Tanah Papua Kingmi concerned by the deaths of 172 people Kamuu Valley residents in the interior of Papua, precisely in the District Monemani, Paniai district, due to outbreaks of cholera and diarrhea and vomiting since 6 April 2008 to present.

"Conditions in the Valley Kamuu society was now very apprehensive," said Reverend Benny Giay of the Secretariat of Justice Peace Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Papua Kingmi Synod in a press conference with the Secretariat of Justice of Peace (SKP) Diocese of Jayapura, Br J Budi Hernandez, OFM from SKP Diocese of Timika Wanimbo Pr Fr Saul, and JPIC Synod of the Evangelical Christian Church in Tanah Papua Rev. Dora Balubun S. Th in Jayapura on Wednesday (30 / 7).

He said outbreaks of cholera and diarrhea that attacks the adult population and children, it makes a lot of people died, but until now there has been no real action from the Government of Papua province and district government Paniai conducting prevention and down the field to check the outbreak.

That, he said, making residents blamed the outbreak was an attempt by certain parties to eradicate the indigenous Papuans so that people finally believe this plague deliberately allowed to destroy the indigenous Papuans.

"As a result, the destruction of native communities to take action people's homes, especially their own brothers and sisters who are not natives of Papua because it indicated the death citizen immigrants segaja made to exterminate indigenous Papuans," he said.

He said the case of death of residents in the Valley Kamuu it makes it sent a letter to the Governor of Papua Barnabas Suebu on July 14 and then to ask for hearings as well as reporting the incident, but the Papuan provincial government is not willing to accept the church by reason of having to wait until the Governor completes an activity Lower Village (Turkam ) on July 31, 2006.

For that reason, he said, the church in Papua to assess the Governor Suebu more important than attention to community activities turkam currently continues died of cholera and diarrhea.

According to Pastor Benny Giayai, Papua Governor should prioritize the cases of the death of hundreds of residents in the Valley Kamuu it by assigning Health Team led by Head of Provincial Health Office to check the outbreak that claimed hundreds of lives it.

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Cholera, Health Officer to the Southern Philippines

Following the cholera outbreak in the south, the Philippine Health Department has sent a team to the location of outbreaks, which is a remote area in the hills near Palimbang in Sultan Kudarat province.

According to local health officials, Mayor Samrud Mamansual, Thursday (7 / 8), the victims of the cholera epidemic is commonly are children who live in villages near Palimbang hilly region. The death toll was first reported Monday in the village of Milbuk, about 1,000 km south of Manila. The victim and her family from the Manobo tribe is accustomed to using rain water as drinking water.

Head of Epidemiology Department of Health, Dr. Eric Tayag said a team of health workers are currently on their way to the region to help tackle the cholera epidemic.

"Until now we're focused prevent more deaths," said Samrud. "We do not expect it to grow worse," he added.

Red Cross volunteers Mariloe Torres had just visited the region's states, the victims who died suffered dehydration, while all the victims suffered from diarrhea and vomiting.

To reach Palimbang took five hours drive from General Santos. While the nearest health center is about 160 km. "To reach their villages have to walk about four hours to climb," said Torres.

Seven died of starvation

Added Torres, cholera cases were found Red Cross workers after they were checking a report that says that there are seven people died from hunger in Palimbang.

A similar case was found three months ago in the township Ligaw, near the location of outbreaks. When that eight people have reportedly died and 60 others sick.

Outbreaks of cholera was not a common thing in the Philippines, except during the rainy season. "The health ministry has repeatedly warned residents to boil water before drinking to prevent outbreaks," said Tayag.

Cholera is a gastrointestinal illness caused by consumption of drinking water or contaminated food.

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593 Victims Treated Diarrhea Dogiay Papua Intensive

A total of 593 residents in Dogiay District, Papua Province who is now stricken with diarrhea and vomiting in intensive care paramedics, in health centers and other Moanemani in sub-health centers scattered in several districts in the District Dogiay.

Since late 2007 until early August 2008 was 90 residents in the District Dogiay died from diarrhea and vomiting. The patients who died and were mostly under five and elderly people (Elderly).

Dogiay a new district, which is separated from Nabire and Paniai District along with five other districts in Papua, which was inaugurated Minister of Home Affairs Mardiyanto in Jakarta, 21 June 2008, so the district was still under construction District Nabire parent.

Secretary Nabire, Drs.Ayub Kayame 32 people claimed to have lower technical officers from agencies like the Department of Health, Social Service, Sarkorlak, Office of Village Community Empowerment Board (BPMK), Department of Public Works (PU) and other technical agencies to Moanemani, the capital district Dogiay.


Humanitarian workers, in addition to providing humanitarian aid is also a close look at the health of people in general and examines the causes of people stricken with diarrhea and muntaberuntuk Dogiay get further assistance.

Kayame admit that has happened in the maze of reporting the number of people who suffer from diarrhea, either provided by Public Health Service or from the Church.

Meanwhile, Chief District Health Office Nabire, dr.Yohana Manuaron suggests, diarrhea and vomiting was due to a dirty environment and community awareness of health is still very low.

Manuaron states, citizens accustomed to eating raw water from rivers or the time, dispose of human waste out of place, time or river water contaminated with feces of pets such as pigs and cows, so that when consumed, the people directly attacked by diarrhea and vomiting.

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Dozens of residents vomiting Attack

About 70 citizens a few villages in the  district  Curug, Tangerang District, Banten Province vomiting disease.

"Allegations while they have a virus," said the Head of Disease Prevention and Eradication (P2PL) Health Office (DHO) Tangerang District, Yully Soenar Dewanti, Sunday (28 / 9).

However, according to him, it can not ensure that viruses cause because people consume foods that vary even DHO did not take samples of food consumed by residents to be further investigated.

According the latest data from the Puskesmas waterfall, diarrhea and vomiting are still hospitalized patients reached 42 people consisting of patients admitted to Tangerang General Hospital as many as 10 people and 24 people treated in health centers, while another 28 people are allowed to go home.

Epidemic vomiting disease itself began on Tuesday (23 / 9), which led to three people entered the health center. Then on Wednesday (24 / 9) as much as two people stricken with diarrhea and vomiting, and on Thursday (25 / 9) the amount that reaches 14 people, Friday (26 / 9) as many as 15 people on Saturday (27 / 9) 32 people and Sunday (28 / 9) as many as four people.

District residents affected by diarrhea and vomiting waterfall coming from the Village Cukanggalih, Curug Kulon, Kadujaya, Panongan, Ciakar, Peusar Binong, Bitung, Sentul, Soka, Rancagong and Sukabakti. To reduce the number of people with the disease, dinkes do kaporisasi by as much as 500 liters of liquid disinfectant in the patient and the surrounding villages of origin.

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Madison General Hospital Flood Diarrhea Patients

The number of patients with  diarrhea  and vomiting at the General Hospital (RSU) Soedono Madison membeludak leaving a majority  of patients, especially children, were forced to being treated  in hospital hallways.
    
One of the nurses in the living child Soedono Madison General Hospital, Marjuni, Saturday (6 / 12), said the child care room with a capacity of 30 patients, while the number of patients treated at the hospital that as many as 40 children.
    
"After the patients treated in the room declared cured and can take home, patients who are beyond the direct inclusion into the treatment room," he said.
    
According to him, an increasing number of patients with diarrhea and vomiting caused by several things, including the uncertainty of the current weather conditions. Especially during the rainy season, as now, the dirty neighborhood.
   
"Factors that causes diarrhea and vomiting patients continues to grow, especially among children. it is necessary for special handling, including how to overcome them," he added.

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Vomiting outbreak, Cianjur Lower Health Team

Health Office (DHO), District of Cianjur, West Java team down to take water samples at five points in Kampung Cingklek, Cibokor Village, District Cibeber, Cianjur.
   
Samples will be tested in the laboratory to determine water quality, associated with an outbreak of vomiting and diarrhea (vomiting), which attacked 45 people, said Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Cianjur, dr Dedih Rudiana Monday.

He added that laboratory test results can not be known with certainty. However, the outbreak of diarrhea and vomiting caused by environmental factors, particularly household waste water is not flowing properly.

"Well water consumed by residents dirty and septic tanks too close to the wells so that the environmental sanitation is not good," said Dedih.
   
He denied the notion that the tens of people stricken with diarrhea and vomiting due to eating rice thanksgiving.

Meanwhile, the number of patients who experienced vomiting and Cibokor forced Cianjur treated in hospitals continues to grow.

Until Monday afternoon, the number of patients treated in hospitals around the 32 patients, who comprised 15 children, and 17 adults.

Dr Suranto, head of the Regional General Hospital (Hospital), Cianjur, said that he received another three patients the results from the Puskesmas Cibeber and Outbreak Response Command Post Cibokor vomiting in the Village.

The patient's diarrhea and vomiting have been given intravenous fluids and medications amplifier body. "The cost of free care to patients vomiting, Regent and Vice Regent also has visited the patient, while the aid," said Suranto.

Events vomiting in Cibokor begins on Friday (2 / 1), when people eat rice served on the shower in one of our local residents.
  
After attending the show, all citizens including children, get a lunch pack. One day later (Saturday 3 / 1), simultaneously dozens of residents began to experience symptoms of dizziness accompanied by nausea, vomiting and defecation.

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