Tag: Cholera Outbreak
Adamawa govt confirms 12 deaths from cholera outbreak
By Ibrahim Kado Adamawa Government on Sunday confirmed the outbreak of cholera with 12 deaths recorded. The Commissioner for Health,…
Edo declares cholera outbreak, confirms 6 cases
Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, Director, Public Health, Edo Ministry of Health announced this during a news conference in Benin. Ojeifo said…
Cholera outbreak fear grips Edo: Eight test positive at UBTH
The Director of Public Health also disclosed that surveillance system has been activated for contact tracing and line listing.
Cholera invades Kirikiri Prison, 25 inmates affected, Lagos reveals cause of outbreak
Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi while giving update of outbreak of cholera in the state added that urgent medical…
Cholera preventable if govts, stakeholders take necessary measures – Doctors
One of the physicians, Dr Francis Sanwo, the Medical Director of Our Lady of Apostle Catholic Hospital, Oluyoro, Oke Offa,…
Cholera Outbreak: CAPPA urges govt to prioritise access to public water
The organisation advised citizens to protect their health by boiling their drinking water and maintaining proper sanitation and hygiene practices,…
Cholera outbreak: Death toll hits 21 in Lagos, suspected cases rise to 401
Ogunyemi added that the death toll has also risen to 21, an increase of six from the previously reported 15…
Five dead, 60 hospitalised as Cholera outbreak hits Lagos
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed that cases of severe gastroenteritis had been reported in communities around…
More than 90 fleeing cholera outbreak die in Mozambique boat mishap
More than 90 people fleeing a cholera outbreak in Mozambique have died after their boat capsized off the coast of…
WHO announces Cholera outbreak in 23 countries
WHO strongly recommends countries at risk of cholera outbreaks scale up surveillance, so cases can be identified and managed as…
More than 1000 dead as cholera outbreak spreads in Malawi
Most of the deaths occurred in the two main cities of Lilongwe and Blantyre where children have recently gone back…
WHO to suspend switch 2-dose cholera vaccine
The WHO said it would replace it with a single dose due to vaccine shortages and rising outbreaks worldwide
Adamawa confirms 11 cases of Cholera
As of Tuesday, the suspected cases were 96 and 11 confirmed positive, with a 2.1 per cent case fatality ratio.…
Cholera outbreak not in Anambra, NMA confirms
Onyekwulu urged the state government to revive the water system in the state to avoid the outbreak of cholera.
Cholera kills 146 people in Kebbi
The Kebbi Epidemic Rapid Response Team on Thursday said that 146 people have died following cholera outbreak in the state…
Katsina govt confirms Cholera outbreak
Katsina State Government on Wednesday confirmed the outbreak of Cholera in some local government areas of the state, assuring that…
Jigawa: 30 killed by Cholera outbreak; 2,000 hospitalised
A cholera outbreak in Jigawa has killed at least 30 people with more than 2,000 hospitalized in the past two…
Enugu confirms cholera outbreak
Enugu State Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera at the new Artisan Market in Enugu metropolis.
Plateau records 953 cholera cases, 14 deaths
Plateau state has recorded 953 cases of Cholera, 14 deaths, 910 discharged cases, while 29 patients are receiving treatment in…
Commissioner declares Gombe cholera free
Dr Habu Dahiru, the Gombe State Commissioner for Health, on Wednesday declared Kalajanga Community in Akko Local Government Area free…
Adamawa confirms cholera outbreak
Adamawa Government on Tuesday confirmed a cholera outbreak in three local government areas of the state with one death from…
Cholera outbreak: WHO supports Zimbabwe with 1.4m vaccinations
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Zimbabwe’s efforts to begin vaccinating 1.4 million people against a new deadly outbreak…
Cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa approves $64m budget
Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has approved 64 million dollars budget for immediate fight against cholera outbreak that killed at least…
Cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe’s opposition leader postpones mock inauguration
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader has postponed plans for a mock inauguration on Saturday following a police ban on public gatherings…
Cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa calls for improved sanitation
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Thursday urged the Harare city council and other local authorities to work on improving…
Cholera outbreak: Kano Govt. dispatches health officials
The Kano State Government has dispatched a team of health personnel to Bebeji Local Government Area of the state where…
Cholera Outbreak: Adamawa records 1,564 cases
Dr Amos Ujulu, Director of Disease Control Department (DCD), Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ASPHCDA), says the state…
Nasarawa state dismisses reports of Cholera outbreak
The Nasarawa State Ministry of Health has dismissed as untrue the reports of Cholera outbreak in Keffi Local Government Area…
Cholera Ravages Northern Nigerian State
The cholera outbreak in Mubi North and Mubi South Local Government Areas of Adamawa has extended to Hong and Maiha…
Adamawa cholera: Experts identify contaminated water as major cause
Health officials handling the outbreak of Cholera in Mubi town of Adamawa have identified contaminated water as the major cause…