Tag: cholera
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Cholera: NGO urges FG to treat water sources in affected communities
Zenith Water Project has urged the Federal Government to ensure the treatment of water sources in communities affected by cholera outbreaks to improve water quality and curb spread of the disease. Mr Nicholas Igwe, the Managing Director of the non-governmental organisation, made the call on Wednesday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria…
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Cholera Outbreak: WHO deploys 39 staff to Adamawa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has deployed 39 staff to contain the outbreak of cholera in Mubi North and Mubi South South Local Government Areas of Adamawa. A statement from Chima Onuekwe, the Health Emergencies Communication Officer of WHO, made available to newsmen in Yola on Tuesday, said there were plans to engage additional 15…
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13 die of Cholera in Yobe
A cholera outbreak in Gashua, Yobe State has claimed 13 lives out of 160 cases reported in the last six days, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A source at the Gashua General Hospital told NAN that five deaths were first recorded while eight lives were later lost to the disease. The source said…
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Cholera, Lassa fever kill 14 in Bauchi — Commissioner
Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, Zuwaira Hassan, on Friday, confirmed that 14 people died in the state following outbreak of cholera and Lassa fever. Hassan made this known while briefing newsmen at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBU- TH) Bauchi during her visit to the cholera quarantine ward. According to her, nine people died as…
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Zambia seeks more money to contain cholera outbreak
The Zambian Government said that it needs more money to contain a cholera outbreak which started in October 2017. While appreciating partners and companies for coming on board to help tackle the epidemic, an official statement said more funds and material resources were required. The government has so far released 64 million Zambian kwacha (6.5…
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Cholera outbreak: Zambia government imposes curfew in Lusaka
The Zambian Government has declared a curfew in a poor Lusaka township badly affected by a cholera outbreak that has killed 58 people across the country since September. Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya told reporters that the curfew in Kanyama, a densely populated slum of iron-roofed shacks and winding dirt tracks, begins on Sunday and will…
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Borno state free of cholera outbreak – Commissioner
The Borno Government on Thursday declared that the state is cholera free sequel to the successful control of an outbreak of the disease. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Haruna Mshelia, made this known at a news conference in Maiduguri. He said the state government in collaboration with World Health Organisation (WHO) and development partners…
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11 hospitalised as Cholera outbreak hits Anambra
There was pandemonium in Anambra on Thursday as eleven persons were hospitalized over Cholera outbreak in the state. However, in a swift reaction, the State Ministry of Health deployed a rapid response team to assess situations on ground. The eleven persons were hospitalized in Inoma community in Anambra West Local Government Area of the state.…
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We are tracking outbreak of Lassa Fever, Cholera, two other chronic diseases in Nigeria – FG
…as Cholera claims 51 lives The Federal Government is tracking four major diseases out breaks in Nigeria, Health Minister, Isaac Adewole, has disclosed. Adewole disclosed this in the weekly report of the state of the nation’s public health which he submitted to the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday. Adewole provided details on the development when…
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7 dead, 200 admitted as Cholera outbreak hits Borno
About seven people have been declared dead and 200 others admitted in Maiduguri, Borno State capital from Cholera related diseases. This was revealed by Dr. Anna Cillers, Medical Coordinator of Medicine San Frontières (MSF) while giving the update of the situation to journalists in Maiduguri. She noted that over 50 patients were received at MSF’s…