The World Health Organization (WHO) is worried that many cases of cholera are not being reported properly in countries like Nigeria. This is happening at a time when Nigeria is seeing more suspected cholera cases, along with a global increase in the disease.
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised the alarm over a dual public health emergency, as cholera and mpox continue to spread rapidly across multiple African countries.
The Medical Officer of Health, Badagry West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Dr Dorcas Oladunjoye, says the suspected cholera outbreak in Zongo community, a Hausa/Fulani settlement in Badagry is behind deaths in the area.
The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nicholas Baamlong has said the state has recorded five cases of cholera, three fatalities and 20 suspected cases.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued a public health advisory following a significant surge in cholera cases across 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in nine states.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for urgent action in the battle against health emergencies, including Mpox, cholera and anthrax.
Kenya’s government urged vigilance on Wednesday as it tackles a cholera outbreak that has killed at least five people, a health ministry official said.
The World Health Organisation (WHO), in Yenagoa on Friday said it has flagged off the Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) in Bayelsa state.
The Japanese government on Thursday, pledged assistance of three million dollars to Nigeria to combat the cholera epidemic in the country.
The Federal Government has launched the National Strategic Plan of Action on Cholera Control (NSPACC) 2025-2029, a 124 million dollars initiative aimed at eradicating cholera in Nigeria through a multi-sectoral approach.