The Executive Secretary of Yobe Primary Healthcare Board, Dr Kundi Machina, says there is no confirmed case of cholera in the state.
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The Director of Public Health in Borno State Ministry of Health, Dr Goni Imam, says that there is no confirmed case of cholera in the state.
The President, Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria (EHOAN), FCT Chapter, Mr Ismaila Dankogi has called for the return of sanitary officers to combat the rising cholera outbreaks in several Nigerian states.
The Mariam Adeola Gbadebo (MAG) Foundation collaborates with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), and Zenith Medical And Kidney Centre on an awareness campaign to prevent the spread of cholera and other water-borne diseases.
He said that ending open defecation can be achieved by mobilising strategic stakeholders leveraging technology and deploying innovative and sustainable solutions to boost the nation’s sanitation landscape.
He said river flooding is expected beginning this month, and states likely to be impacted are; Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Adamawa, Benue, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Jigawa, Kogi, Kebbi, Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, Ondo, Ogun, Rivers, Taraba and the FCT.
The Cross River State Government has rejected the inclusion of the state among the ten states affected by the cholera outbreak by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Sokoto and Kebbi state governments have reactivated emergency response centres to ensure timely intervention in case of any outbreak of cholera and other diseases in the states.
Some medical practitioners have identified the enactment of legislation on homelessness and open defecation, adequate hygiene, enlightenment campaigns and job creation as major approaches to curb the spread of cholera and prevent its future outbreak in Nigeria.
“As at 30th June 2024, we have recorded a total number of 2,102 suspected cases, 63 deaths across 33 states and 122 LGAs with a case fatality rate of 3.0 per cent,” he said.