Cholera outbreak at Tsangaya Islamic school, Madaki, in Gombe State, has led to the death of three pupils while 27 others were hospitalised. Kennedy Ishaya, Gombe State Commissioner of Health, confirmed the outbreak to journalists in Gombe on Sunday during an inspection visit to Madaki Primary Health Care facility where the victims are hospitalised. He […]
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As cholera epidemic continues to ravage some local governments in Adamawa state, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has deployed 39 personnel to assist in combating the menace. They were deployed in Mubi North and Mubi South local government areas to control a recent outbreak of cholera in the state, an official said. Ms Charity Warigon, […]
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says there is no cholera outbreak recorded in the territory. Humphrey Okoroukwu, Director Public Health of Health and Human Service Secretariat, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. Mr Okoroukwu described the purported outbreak of cholera as false and […]
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A cholera outbreak in Gashua, Yobe State has claimed 13 lives out of 160 cases reported in the last six days. A source at the Gashua General Hospital told newsmen that five deaths were first recorded while eight lives were later lost to the disease. The source said that the victims were brought in from […]
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About 14 people have been confirmed dead in Bauchi state following the outbreak of Lassa Fever and Cholera, the state commissioner for health says. Zuwaira Hassan, the commissioner 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 […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said more than 500 people have so far died in cholera epidemic sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo. The world body said in a statement that outbreaks of the water-borne disease occur regularly in Congo, mainly due to poor sanitation and the lack of access to clean drinking water. […]
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