Dr Ben Akuma, a medical practitioner, has advised schools and public institutions in communities on the need for improved hygiene practices among students and residents. He said that the call for hygiene practices could never be overemphasised, nor ignored. Akuma…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Cholera outbreak in Lagos has claimed 29 lives, with 579 suspected cases and 43 confirmed cases, according to the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. Despite the rising toll, the source of the outbreak remains unknown,…
The Ogun State Government has raised the awareness of residents of the state to an outbreak of cholera in Ijebu North local government. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to Ogun State Governor on Health, Dr. Tomi Coker,…
Malawi on Tuesday received a consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) for a single dose reactive campaign to the Cholera outbreak. The recent outbreak has killed over 200 people since the country reported the first case…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Members of the Ogun Youth Advocate for Social Development (OGYASD) over the weekend took to the popular Lafenwa market in Abeokuta, Ogun state for comprehensive sanitation In order to safeguard the state against the outbreak of communicable diseases…
At least sixty persons lost have their lives across many communities in Katsina State following the outbreak of cholera in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Yakubu Danja disclosed this on Saturday during the 2021 Annual General Meeting of…
With more states getting hit by cholera outbreak, a Medical Imaging Scientist, Dr Livinus Abonyi, has counseled women to pay special attention to their kitchens, toilets and surroundings. Abonyi, a lecturer in the Department of Medical Radiography, Faculty of Clinical…
The outbreak of Cholera has claimed no fewer than 33 persons in both Yobe and Jigawa states. In Yobe State, three deaths have been recorded with two others hospitalised at Girgir Community in Jakusko Local Government Area of the state.…
