The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has named Zamfara, Cross River, Adamawa, and Ogun as states with the highest cholera cases in the
NCDC’s Incident Manager for Cholera Technical Working Group, Dr. Sebastian Yennan, announced this at the monthly meeting of the Water Sanitation and Hygiene in Emergency Working Group yesterday in Abuja.The incident manager assured Nigerians that efforts were ongoing in providing response materials to affected states across the country.
“The NCDC has partnered a third party logistics company in the distribution of commodities and also to bring samples. Our cholera response is at the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory . The incident manager stated that the centre is in charge of administration of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund.He also urged stakeholders to strengthen partnerships to promote advocacy towards prevention of health emergency in the country.
Akingbade, who gave an update on cholera outbreaks across the country, said the agency had begun assessment of flood situation in Adamawa with the activation of the emergency operation centre for coordinating interventions. The National Consultant for Public Health and Environment at WHO Nigeria, Dr. Edwin Isotu-Edeh, said there was need for all partners to increase their investments for the WASH sector.
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