29th October 2010
People told to uphold food ban
By Joyce Tohui

The Bougainville Health Division is calling on everyone in the region to respect the ban on cooked food items and ice blocks in the open markets.

The ban was imposed by the Bougainville Cholera Task Force to minimize the spread and possible outbreak of cholera in the region.

Environmental Health Officer with Provincial Health, Motoru Memeho, says the sale of prohibited food items are also not allowed in the rural markets. That ban is still in force in the township of Buka, according to the Buka Urban Council.

Mr. Memeho says the Provincial Health Office is responsible for markets in the rural communities. Cholera awareness have been carried out by the Bougainville Cholera Task Force in various rural communities.

He says sale of the ban food items is a recipe for cholera outbreak in Bougainville.

And he urged everyone to maintain healthy living and take heed of the awareness done by the Bougainville Cholera Task Force.