Cholera is endemic to Sudan, but outbreaks have become far worse and more frequent since the war broke out, wrecking already fragile water, sanitation and health...
How we treat the vulnerable among us shows the true measure of our society. The cholera outbreak at Kirikiri Prison should serve as a wake-up call...
Dr. Jide Idris, the director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), made this announcement in Abuja. Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, the Coordinating...
The agency said on Monday that as of June 24, 2024, there had been 3,528 suspected cases of cholera and 53 deaths in 31 states and...
In order to stop the illness from spreading even further, Abayomi added, public health initiatives are concentrated in populated areas.
The impacted local government areas, according to the Commissioner, include Ado Odo/Ota, Remo North, Odeda, Sagamu, Ijebu North, Ewekoro, and Obafemi Owode.
Akin Abayomi revealed the news on his X handle on Saturday. He stated that as of June 20, 2024—24 hours after the state declared a rise...
SPF warned there was a particularly high risk of transmission in disadvantaged neighbourhoods “as long as access to drinking water and sanitation is unsatisfactory”.
How much will it cost to treat cholera? I don’t want to find out the hard way, because government is not present in our lives anymore....
Ogunyemi, while providing an update on the outbreak after meeting with members of the Lagos State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC), added that the death...