Gombe State Government has started distributing chlorine to the 11 local government areas as part of measures to mitigate cholera spread.
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Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf has committed over N1 billion to revolutionise healthcare service delivery in the state.
The Commissioner for Health in Zamfara, Dr Aisha Anka, says no fewer than 950,000 women in the state are at high risk of maternal deaths.
He disclosed that Lagos State accounted for the highest number of deaths with 29, followed by Rivers with eight, Abia and Delta with four each, Katsina with three, Bayelsa with two and Kano, Nasarawa and Cross River with one each.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has warned the public to avoid unregulated and unregistered beverages to prevent ingesting contaminated drinks.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says fatalities from the state’s cholera outbreak have risen to 29 deaths and 579 suspected cases across multiple local government areas in the state.
The Ogun State government has confirmed one person dead from the recent Cholera outbreak while nine new cases have been recorded in the state.
Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Cletus Shurkuk says the state has not recorded any case of cholera.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified Nigerians about the illegal production and sale of unregistered B-GAG mist pot CIT syrup.
A Bauchi-based public health expert, Dr Hassan Musa has cautioned the people against constructing toilets near water points to curb the cholera outbreak.