Residents Trusting Herbalists Contributed To Strange Deaths In Enugu, Says Health Commissioner

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Obi has blamed the strange deaths in the state on the failure of communities to report irregular health symptoms.

Obi, who made the disclosure on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, said people stay away from hospitals, opting for care from herbalists and from patent medicine vendors sometimes.

According to him, “The issues of health-seeking behaviour are real. “We have an emergency reporting network that has to deal with the health system.

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“If people do not report to healthcare systems in the primary healthcare facilities at least, it becomes difficult for infectious diseases surveillance and response to be initiated.”

Deaths resulting from a strange illness have been reported in Delta and Enugu states this month.

Public health authorities in the state have identified Yellow Fever as the most probable cause.

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