By Ndahi Marama

MAIDUGURI—As the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, activates the Search and Rescue Epidemic Response Plans, SRERP, on cholera at the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, resettlement camps, Biu,  the state government weekend, said it had treated over 1, 000 cholera cases.

Commissioner for health, Dr. Salma Anas Kolo, announced this while speaking on the outbreaks of cholera; and measures by Borno state government to curb its spread at the IDPs resettlement camps in Biu, 187 kilometres south of Maiduguri, the state capital.

According to her, “We have already swung into action. All necessary measures have been taken including the deployment of the Borno state technical team, our development partners of UNICEF and the Nigerian Red Cross.”

She said in treating the cholera patients at camp’s clinic and Biu General Hospital, drugs and other supplies had been made available.

To prevent further spread,  Salma said: “Antiseptics for disinfecting all sources of infection, have also been supplied for distribution to the resettlement camps that resettled over 3, 000 displaced persons from Damboa, Sabon Gari, and five other villages in three council areas of the state. So far over 1, 000 cases have been treated by the medical teams of Borno state government, UNICE, MSF, and the Red Cross.”