Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Fear has gripped residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, following reported outbreak of cholera in some parts of the state. Cholera, a killer bacterial disease causing severe diarrhea and dehydration is reported to have broken out at Araromi-Idowu, Bakatari,Omi Adio and Apete in Ido Local Government Area of the state. It […]
The Federal Government says it will soon inaugurate National Environmental Sanitation Response Intervention to cholera outbreak in Kubwa, Abuja, currently the epi-centre in the FCT. The Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, disclosed this while briefing the newsmen on the cholera outbreak on Monday, in Abuja. Abubakar said that latest situation report from Nigeria Centre […]
According to a NAN investigation, cholera killed 204 people and hospitalized 2,551 people in 20 Kebbi local government areas. According to a Kebbi Ministry of Health official who spoke on the condition of anonymity on Wednesday, the first deaths were documented in Diri Daji in Sakaba and has since spread to 20 LGAs. “We have […]
By Samuel Luka Frequent cholera outbreaks in Bauchi state have been linked to poor waste management by government agencies and households. The district head of Bauchi Alhaji Nuru Adamu Jumba stated this when he signed the Water Aid commitment card to enable him serve as cholera champion in Bauchi. The signing of the card also […]
In an effort to curtail the ravaging scourge of cholera in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the administration says it has activated an Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) to ensure effective management of cholera outbreak in some communities in the territory. The Director, Public Health, Health and Human Services Secretariat, FCTA, Dr Humphrey Okoroukwu, made this […]
At least 1.4 million people uprooted by Boko Haram’s insurgency in northeast Nigeria are living in ‘cholera hotspots’, prey to an outbreak of the deadly disease which is sweeping through camps for the displaced, the United Nations said Thursday. According to Reuters’ report, an estimated 28 people have died from cholera in the conflict-hit region, […]
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. […]