The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) recently confirmed cholera outbreaks across the country, with 1,141 suspected cases and 30 deaths reported in 30 states as of June 11, 2024. Lagos, Rivers and eight other states were said to have contributed 90% of the cholera burden, reports Daily Trust. Lagos, the epicentre of [&he...
The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board has disclosed that 50 suspected cholera cases from three local government areas of the state since January were recorded. The disclosure was made by the Executive Chairman of Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed while fielding questions from journalists shortly after ...
Kogi seems to be among the six states in Nigeria that have mild cases of cholera, recording only two confirmed cases. The State Commissioner for Health, Mr Abdullazeez Adam, told our correspondent in Lokoja that cases were confirmed with one victim treated and discharged, reports NAN. “The other victim is doing well on treatment,” he […...
•Kirikiri Prison The Lagos State government has disclosed that 25 cases of severe gastroenteritis occurred at Kirikiri Medium Security Prison, confirmed to be caused by cholera. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, while giving update of outbreak of cholera in the state yesterday, added that urgent medical and environmental intervent...
Two people were confirmed dead, while 16 people reportedly survived the recent cholera outbreak in parts of Rivers State. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Chidinma Oreh, who disclosed this in a press statement she personally signed in Port Harcourt yesterday, clarified that as of the time of the address, there were no cases [&he...
The Incidence Manager and Director of Epidemiology at the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Kabir Suleiman at a press conference held yesterday, revealed that the state has recorded 118 suspected cases of Cholera. He also said it is fully prepared to prevent its spread and other vaccine-preventable outbreaks in the state. Accordi...
The Kano State Government has debunked reports of cholera outbreak in the state. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) had listed Kano among the 31 states battling the disease, reports Daily Trust. But the Public Relations Officer, ministry of health, Kano, Ibrahim Abdullahi, told our correspondent today that records sho...
•Cholera patients In the wake of the cholera outbreak in the country, Nigeria has initiated discussions with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, Gavi, towards obtaining emergency supplies of the oral cholera vaccine (OCV) as the country battles the disease amid a global shortage of the vaccine. The Director-General of the Nigeri...
•Zobo In light of the prevalence of Cholera, the federal government has asked Nigerians to avoid locally made drinks such as kunu, zobo and fura to prevent cholera disease. Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, gave the advice in a statement issued in Abuja today. Salako asked Nigerians on preventive measures such as keeping [&helli...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated its emergency centre as the death toll in the recent outbreak of the cholera reached 53 nationwide. This is according to an update today by the agency shared on its official X platform. “Following a dynamic risk assessment of the #cholera epidemiological situation which placed the [&h...
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