“We are lucky that we have not had a medical outbreak here,” said Dr Bizuayehu Jeffrey when she offered her medical opinion on the current state of the Le Repentir Cemetery.As Medical Officer of Health within the Georgetown municipality,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, Dr Jeffrey was tasked with making a presentation to accentuate her medical perspective during a meeting held at the municipal chambers Thursday.The meeting saw the attendance of city councillors, municipal officers and concerned residents, all of whom make up a Cemetery Committee geared at working towards streamlining and implementing plans to restore the cemetery.The meeting was chaired by Councillor Ranwell Jordan.Dr Jeffrey stated that the cemetery is a health hazard. According to her,Cheap NFL Jerseys, it is a known fact that when the rainy season comes the burial site would flood and remain in that state for a period, a situation that could undoubtedly cause an outbreak.“Overseas we notice they keep burial grounds on high lands because water can drain easily unlike the case of Guyana…” And this is important, Dr Jeffrey noted,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, as the human body after death releases a lot of chemicals, bacteria and viruses that enter the soil.Once the cemetery becomes inundated, she disclosed that the flooded water will become contaminated and therefore is classified as a public health threat. “People are in the habit of going into the cemetery without shoes; children go there and they might have cuts on their skin through which the contaminated water can affect them.”Dr Jeffrey expressed optimism that the work proposed by the Committee and the City Engineer’s Department in particular will be long term serve to reform the cemetery to an acceptable state.Efforts to clear overgrowth in some sections of the cemetery commenced last April through the municipality’s collaboration with the Prison Services,Wholesale Jerseys, an alliance which continues with the municipality paying modest remuneration to prisoners who physically undertake the tedious task.Thursday’s meeting was intended to solicit further suggestions and assistance from members of the committee on the fast-track restoration of the burial site. City Engineer,Wholesale Authentic NFL Jerseys, Gregory Erskine outlined the proposed plans for the site including the erection of a fence to aid security and even the rehabilitation of vandalised tombs to improve the appearance of the facility.Some of the suggestions offered included the need for the creation of sub-committees including a public awareness and fundraising committees.Earlier this year a restoration fund was proposed in order to secure funding for the rehabilitation of the cemetery. It was disclosed that the municipality is contemplating either a cheque or savings account, a means through which the members of the public could offer their financial support.However, assistance of other kinds will also be accepted towards the restoration of the cemetery.