EDO, AUGUST 2, 2016 – The management of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp at Uhogua, near Benin, Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo, has stressed the need to curtail the spread of scabies in the camp.The Coordinator, International Christian Centre for Missions, now converted to IDPs’ camp, Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, made this appeal in an interview with NAN on Tuesday at the camp.
Folorunsho, who lauded NEMA South South office for donating some cartons of soaps and antiseptics to the camp on Thursday, however, said the items were not enough for the affected persons.
“We appreciate the donation made by NEMA on Thursday but it is a far cry from the number of affected children here.
“The staff and the facilities are over-stretched while the condition of affected persons with scabies may get worse if urgent attention is not given to remedy the situation,” he said.
Folorunsho implored the NEMA Zonal Coordinator, Mr Major Eze, to facilitate the deployment of health workers in the camp and called for the support of philanthropists to tackle the problem,’’ he said.
He also called for the support of the government and the public in combating the menace as well as overcoming the health challenges at the camp.
