The United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the African Field Epidemiology Network have deployed a rapid response team to Zamfara State to help contain the cholera outbreak. The state Ministry of Health said the outbreak, which began on January 15, has already resulted in more than 11,000 cases with a 1.6 per […]
The Bauchi State Government has confirmed a fresh outbreak of cholera that has killed 58 people and infected 258 across 14 local government areas. Auwal Jatau, the Deputy Governor, disclosed the figures on Thursday during the inauguration of the state’s Cholera Steering Committee in Bauchi, which is expected to coordinate a multi-sectoral response to the […]
The Zamfara State Government has launched an oral cholera vaccination campaign in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) most affected by the recent outbreak. The exercise, officially flagged off by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nafisa Muhammad Maradun, is being conducted in collaboration with the Federal Government through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency […]
A suspected cholera outbreak has claimed the lives of numerous people in Jigawa State, with women and children being the hardest hit. The outbreak, which has affected several communities, has left the state in mourning. Gatafa village in Auyo Local Government Area is among the most severely impacted, with 41 new graves counted in the […]
BY ORIAKU IJELE Governors of Lagos, Bayelsa, Abia, Ebonyi, Katsina and Zamfara need to step up the game in their respective health ministries, following confirmation that the six states collectively are responsible for 83% of cholera cases in Nigeria today. So far the infection has been recorded across 187 local government areas in 34 states […]
By Doosuur Iwambe The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said that 10 African countries have recorded an estimated 26,000 cholera cases and 660 deaths since the beginning of the year to January 29, 2023. According to the UN body, Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases amid […]
Cameroon Minister of Public Health, Manaouda Malachie on Thursday said Cholera has spread to eight of Cameroon’s 10 regions including the Center region, killing 272 people since October 2021. Manaouda told a press briefing in the capital city of Yaounde that as of Oct. 20, 12,952 people were known to have been infected. Efforts were […]
The number of people who died of cholera since the beginning of the year 2021 is twice as many as those killed by COVID-19, data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed. While the death toll from cholera has already exceeded 3,600 just about a month to the end of the year, […]
The death toll from cholera and severe diarrhoea diseases outbreak has risen from 604 to 698 in the Federal Capital Territory and other states, The Federal Capital Territory Administration has confirmed. This is just as the FCTA has revealed that it has intensified community sensitization to curb the spread. Speaking at the continuation of the […]
Dr Dayo Awoyale, the leader of Rapid Response Team, at the Kwara State Ministry of Health, has identified Malaria, Cholera and Upper Respiratory Tract infections as common health challenges often associated with the raining season. Awoyale, who made the observation on Friday at the ongoing Community sensitisation in Bode Saadu, Moro Local Government Area, said […]
13 people have died due to cholera in Kenya following heavy rains pounding several parts of the nation, Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Thursday said. Cabinet Secretary for Health, Mutahi Kagwe said that medical personnel are working round the clock to control the reported 550 disease cases, mostly appeared in northern Kenya. “It is unfortunate […]
* WHO to donate yellow fever vaccines The Kano State government has said that 28 persons have died of cholera since the outbreak of the disease between January-July of this year in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim Getso, who made the disclosure on Tuesday, also said that about 400 new […]
Cholera outbreak at Tsangaya Islamic school, Madaki, in Gombe, has led to the death of three pupils while 27 others were hospitalised. Gombe state Commissioner of Health, Dr Kennedy Ishaya, confirmed the outbreak to newsmen in Gombe on Sunday during an inspection visit to Madaki Primary Health Care facility where the victims are hospitalized. He […]
The Yobe Government on Tuesday officially declared over an end to cholera outbreak in the state. Commisioner for Health, Dr Bello Kawuwa, told newsmen that there has not been any new case of suspected cholera in the state in the last 21 days, which qualifies for the outbreak to be declared over. Kawiwa said the […]
…Disease spread to 3 states The recent outbreak of cholera in some states in Nigeria has led to several casualties. Cholera is an intestinal infection characterised by watery stool and diarrhoea. It is caused by the Vibrio cholerae, a bacterium, which releases toxins in the human intestine. This toxin activates excess secretion of water from […]
Anxiety is now trailing the outbreak of cholera in Adamawa State as 223 cases of cholera have been received at General Hospital Mubi, following outbreak of the disease in parts of Mubi North and South. The Principal Medical Officer in charge of the hospital, Dr Ezra Sakawa, who disclosed the development when he received members […]
Kano State Government has advised residents of the state to take their personal and environmental hygiene seriously to prevent against outbreak of meningitis and cholera. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Kabiru Getso, gave the advice on Thursday at a news conference. Getso also urged the people to ensure sure that they sleep in well ventilated […]
An international organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, popularly called Doctors Without Borders, has donated 100 beds to cholera patients receiving treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi State. The organisation disclosed, in a statement by its Field Communication Manager, Maro Verli, that it had treated 559 patients since the beginning of the outbreak […]
No fewer than twenty-five people have been reported killed by the outbreak of cholera in Ebonyi state. According to the Director, Public Health and Disease Control in the state Ministry of Health, Christian Achi, a total of 256 persons had been affected by the outbreak since February when the first case was reported. However, he […]
The death toll arising from cholera outbreak, in Ebonyi State, has so far risen to twenty five. The State Director of Public Health and Disease Control, Ministry of Heath, Abakaliki, Dr. Christian Achi, made this known to journalists in Abakaliki, the state capital. He said 256 persons had been affected by the epidemic and are […]