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05-31-2011, 03:00 PM
The Ministry of Public Health announced new measures to reduce the spread of cholera. The Ministry said it has instructed all water tank truck operators to display a visible warning that states that the water that they dispense is not fit for drinking. Minister of Health Bautista Rojas Gomez told Listin Diario reporters that this decision was taken as a precautionary measure to control the spread of cholera, which has been on the rise. Water is the principal source of cholera contamination. This decision is so drastic that Public Health officials say they will use members of the Armed Forces to seize any truck that does not carry the proper sign warning that the water dispensed is not fit for human consumption.
The Ministry also announced military control of the banks of the Ozama, Isabela and Nigua rivers, that are now known to be contaminated. Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez said that chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Joaquin Virgilio Perez Feliz instructed the Navy to ensure that residents at the Ozama, Isabela riverside be aware they must not use the waters.
The newspaper reported that 23 people are being treated at the Luis Eduardo Aybar Hospital, six at the Moscoso Puello Hospital, 21 at the Antonio Musa Hospital in San Pedro de Macoris and 15 at the Juan Pablo Pina Hospital in San Cristobal.
The Ministry said that more doctors are being trained in medical protocols for the correct handling of the illness that causes extreme dehydration. The disease can be prevented by eating cooked food and hand washing.
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The Ministry also announced military control of the banks of the Ozama, Isabela and Nigua rivers, that are now known to be contaminated. Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez said that chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Joaquin Virgilio Perez Feliz instructed the Navy to ensure that residents at the Ozama, Isabela riverside be aware they must not use the waters.
The newspaper reported that 23 people are being treated at the Luis Eduardo Aybar Hospital, six at the Moscoso Puello Hospital, 21 at the Antonio Musa Hospital in San Pedro de Macoris and 15 at the Juan Pablo Pina Hospital in San Cristobal.
The Ministry said that more doctors are being trained in medical protocols for the correct handling of the illness that causes extreme dehydration. The disease can be prevented by eating cooked food and hand washing.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)