Der Aufbau von Tourismus in Bougainville ist unter den Umständen der Cholera unwahrscheinlich.
Nur lebensmüde Touristen buchen in Cholera Gebieten ihren Urlaub.
Es ist klar, dass am Bergbau kein Weg vorbeigeht. Und für die Menschen vor Ort ist es wahrscheinlich immer weniger wichtig, wer ihnen ihr Kupfer abkauft - ob China, RT oder wer auch immer, Hauptsache die Situation bessert sich endlich für alle.
Aus Post- Courier heute
Thursday 18th November, 2010
Fear of cholera across border
By maureen gerawa
AUSTRALIA has taken the lead in the battle against cholera in Western Province, as more lives are expected to be lost.
It is also a bid to prevent spread of the disease to Australia via the traditional crossing route.
Next door neighbour Indonesia is likely to react the same way, due to its natural border sharing communities along the Western Province, where the disease has broken out of control.
The PNG Government does not have the ability to contain its spread and has not put in place any mechanisms to contain the disease or it’s spread.
Apart from sending medical supplies such as intravenous fluids, oral salts and water purification tables, Australia has already sent a team that helped equip patrol teams out from Daru yesterday to severely affected areas.
Yesterday, it was reported that 104 people had died from cholera and there is worry that more will succumb to it, especially in rural areas where many people are isolated from basic government services, including health.
Western Province Administrator William Goinau said the Australian government had sent a team together with officers from the World Health Organisation to help. On Tuesday, they conducted a briefing with three patrol teams comprising of 90 local people in each and sent them out to different areas yesterday.
“Three patrol teams went out to East and West of Kiwai islands to conduct awareness, to educate people to look after themselves. The awareness on radio will continue, but these personnel will be based there for two to three weeks to try and contain the spread of the disease. They had a briefing with AusAID and WHO before going out.”
Mr Goinau said the disease was first reported three weeks ago on Daru. It had then been reported in Kiwai islands, apparently carried there by people who came to Daru to collect their money from the Compensation Mining Continuing Agreement (CMCA) from Ok Tedi. “They were in Daru when there was cholera breakout. They took the disease back home with them to Kiwai islands, West and East of Fly River,’’ he said.
By yesterday, reports showed the disease had spread to Middle River, Baimuru, Balimo and Emeli. Two deaths were reported in Suki, in Morehead area along the border with Indonesia, one reported in Kiunga and three in Tabubil, the mining town of Ok Tedi.
He said statistics showed that Daru Hospital had recorded 26 deaths, but there were 78 others in the villages outside Daru.
“At the moment we are able to contain the situation in Daru, but our worry is in the rural villages.”
He said treatment places had been set up in three central locations for villagers in Kiwai islands with another 50 bases in other parts of the province.
Fly River Provincial Government has allocated K300,000 for the set up the bases and to help with other response efforts.
He said schools from elementary to secondary were closed for for the rest of the year. Gatherings were also banned to prevent any spread of the disease.
He said fortunately grade eight, 10 and 12 students already sat for the national exams before the outbreak occurred so they were not affected by the closure of the schools. |
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