Our reporter The Commissioner for Health, Cross River State, Dr Henry Ayuk, says the state had activated an emergency response team to respond to any threat of cholera outbreak. He disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar, the state capital. Ayuk said the state had yet to witness any cholera cases since the current outbreak was reported, but that one was recorded death associated with cholera around March 2024.
“There was an outbreak of the disease in Obubura and Biase local government areas between February and April, with one death recorded during the outbreak. “That was about the only time we had a case of cholera outbreak in this state,” he added. The Osun State Government also said it had intensified sensitisation among the residents to prevent the outbreak of cholera in the state.
The state Commissioner for Health, Jola Akintola, while addressing the concerns about possible outbreak due to the large movement of people into the state during the festive period, highlighted measures put in place by the government to prevent the outbreak of the disease. Giving an update about efforts to prevent the cholera outbreak in Osun, Akintola, in an interview with The PUNCH, said his ministry had intensified sensitisation, especially at motor parks and markets across the state. He further said, “No suspected case of cholera in Osun till now, not to talk of a confirmed case.
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