A specialist from UNICEF, Olayinka Afolabi, has explained why states like Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, and Osun in southwest Nigeria are…
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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…
A cholera outbreak has struck six Local Government Areas of Niger State, leaving 12 people dead and hospitalising over 230…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned the public about a rise in diseases like cholera, yellow fever, and dengue fever. The alert comes as many parts of the country are currently experiencing floods.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Zamfara State Government have intensified efforts to improve access to safe water in communities affected by the ongoing cholera outbreak in the state.