The Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Auwal Jatau, has revealed that a fresh outbreak of cholera has killed 58 people…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says cholera continues to claim more lives globally, with 2024 marking the second consecutive year…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), together with the World Health Organization’s Africa office, has launched…
A specialist from UNICEF, Olayinka Afolabi, has explained why states like Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, and Osun in southwest Nigeria are…
A community medicine expert, Prof. Angela Oyo-Ita, has stressed that access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene remains the most…
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has raised the alarm over the rapidly escalating cholera outbreak in Zamfara State, warning…
Tsofo explained that when the outbreak started, 13 people had died, but three more deaths have since been recorded, making the total 16.
The NCDC also advised people to keep their surroundings clean. They should get rid of standing water, empty containers, tyres, and flower pots, and clear gutters
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised alarm that the high rate of open defecation in Niger State is…
The Niger State Government has declared that the recent cholera outbreak is now under control, with over 320 patients successfully…