Cholera: Don’t eat in an uncertified restaurant – ECHON
To avoid the wild spread of Cholera, the Environmental Health Council of Nigeria, ECHON, has urged Nigerians to avoid eating at restaurants, bukas not certified by Environmental Health Practitioners across the country.
Cholera: APC chieftain warns governor against diverting PHCs fund
“The only fear I have now is how this fund will not be diverted by the governors at this critical period of cholera outbreak.”
Death toll rises as cholera rages in Lagos, Oyo, Kano
Lagos is shivering under the outbreak of cholera. A vicious intestinal illness has gripped the state, adding a layer of fear to the already bustling streets.
Cholera outbreak: Bayelsa faults NCDC’s surveillance report
“The NCDC report is a gross misrepresentation of the Bayelsa data, and we have tackled them on it. They have reviewed our data with us and will soon do another pronouncement excluding us as a state with a cholera outbreak.”
France reports nearly 200 cholera cases in Mayotte
“As of June 18, 2024, 193 cases of cholera have been reported in Mayotte,” France’s SPF public health agency reported in its weekly update.
One dies, five hospitalised as cholera outbreak hits Ogun
An outbreak of cholera has struck Ijebu-Igbo in Ijebu North local government area of Ogun State, claiming the life of a 62-year old woman, and five others hospitalized.
Nigerian Newspapers: Death toll rises as Lagos records more Cholera cases
Vanguard reports that 401 suspected cases have been reported to the state Ministry of Health, with an increasing number of severe gastroenteritis cases across multiple local government areas, LGAs, in the state.
Cholera: Death toll increases to 24 in Lagos
The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Lagos State has risen to 24, with 35 confirmed cases, even as 417 cases are suspected in 20 local government areas of the state
‘195,000 cases, over 1,900 deaths’ – WHO announces global resurgence of cholera
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start of this year.
Water Resources Ministry lists four preventive measures of Cholera outbreak
AS cholera outbreak ravages some States, the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, has swung into action to carry out water analysis in order to safeguard Nigerians and curtail the spread, which already the disease had killed 30 people.
Cholera: Lagos tasks residents on preventive measures
According to her, some of the preventive measures would include: ensuring safe drinking water by boiling, chlorinating safe bottle water, maintaining proper sanitation, and safely disposing of faeces.
