Cholera infection is spreading in Birganj. 161 diarrhea and cholera patients are being treated in more than a dozen hospitals in Birganj. Cholera infection has been confirmed in 71 of them.

Cholera infection is spreading in Birgunj. 161 diarrhea and cholera patients are being treated in more than a dozen hospitals in Birgunj. Cholera infection has been confirmed in 71 of them. According to Raju Sah, Head of Health Division of Birgunj Metropolitan Municipality, 71 people have been diagnosed with cholera in the data till 7 pm on Sunday.

Most of the confirmed infected patients have been admitted to Narayani Hospital. Similarly, patients have been admitted in Tarai Hospital, National Medical College, Bhavani Hospital, Birganj Health Care Hospital, Ali Ortho Hospital, Narayani Center Hospital and Mangalam Diagnostic Center. Diarrhea patients are now admitted in almost all the hospitals in Birganj .

Meanwhile, at the meeting of the District Health Crisis Management Committee held at the District Administration Office on Sunday, Shatrudhan Prasad Singh, Minister of Health and Population of Madhesh Province, said that coordination and cooperation between all three levels of government is necessary to control the cholera epidemic in Birgunj.

He also promised that there will be no shortage of manpower and medicine in the hospitals of Birgunj. After the drought in Birganj, water supply is the main factor in the outbreak of cholera, so he urged everyone to be aware of it. Minister Singh also made it clear that action will be taken if any hospital tries to use the time of the epidemic as a source of income.

Health Secretary of the Government of Madhesh Province. Om Aryal has said that although there is no shortage of drugs used in the treatment of cholera in Birgunj, he is aware that there may be an artificial shortage. He said that the new building, which was constructed in Narayani Hospital during the disaster, but which was in an unused condition, should be brought into use and the treatment of patients should be started .

After the outbreak of cholera, a team led by Vishal Subedi, Public Health Administrator of the Federal Ministry of Health and Population, has come to Birgunj. His team included Dr. Federal Health Department, Epidemic and Disease Control Division. Dr. Rahul Jha and a doctor affiliated with the World Health Organization. Nishant Thakur is also there. Subedi said that the team will coordinate with stakeholders and work for disaster control. Similarly, the meeting of the Central Security Committee held under the leadership of Home Minister Ramesh Akhtar in the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to deploy a medical team as needed for the control and prevention of the outbreak of cholera in Birgunj. The Home Minister has also instructed the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force to be ready to operate based on the situation.

At a time when the risk of cholera outbreak is increasing in the Birganj metropolitan area, Rajeshman Singh, the head of the metropolitan city, has instructed all the employees of the metropolis to provide services cautiously and restrained. He urged all parties to join hands saying that the current situation should not panic but can be controlled through collective efforts with restraint and patience. While giving instructions to the employees at the office of the Metropolitan Corporation on Sunday, he said that the situation has not yet come to fear. He also said that cholera is being controlled in the metropolis and they are taking all the necessary measures.

In addition, the meeting of the District Health Crisis Management Committee has decided to conduct miking, door-to-door and awareness raising campaigns with the coordination and support of all security agencies, local levels, political parties, professional organizations, Nepal Red Cross Society, non-governmental organizations, media, communicators, and various donor organizations for the prevention of diarrhea and cholera. In view of the possible shortage of health manpower during the epidemic, the meeting also decided not to grant leave to the health workers unless necessary and if necessary, the local level health workers/health-related manpower in the district can be transferred to centrally designated health institutions .

The meeting has decided to take the necessary steps to ensure sufficient quantity of medicines, kits, medicine needed for drinking water purification, Health Office, Parsa and request the State Government and Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population. District Health Crisis Management Committee has established a joint operation center and appointed a focal person in relation to epidemic control and arranged the necessary arrangements for communication of necessary information.

Collection of water samples from three wards

The water samples of the drinking water supply institute have been collected from the cholera-affected area of ​​Birgunj. On Saturday, the technical team from Janakpur, Ministry of Water Supply, collected the water samples distributed by the Birgunj branch of the Nepal Drinking Water Institute from the 11th, 12th and 13th wards of Birgunj metropolis.