The Organised Private Sector in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene on Wednesday in Abuja expressed concerns about the increasing incidence of cholera in the country.
Its National Coordinator, Nicholas Igwe, told the News Agency of Nigeria that recent cholera outbreaks were worrisome and called for concerted efforts to improve waste management in the country.
He said, “We observed Nigeria’s most recent cholera outbreaks with keen interest. It is within our duty as part of the Clean Nigeria Campaign to create strategies to eliminate cholera, a water-borne disease. “In the Federal Capital Territory alone, there are 1,885 cases, resulting in 31 deaths. In totality, the country is dealing with a whopping 20,000 cases which exceed that of COVID-19.Igwe said it was the responsibility of all to reverse this trend and noted that sewage treatment systems, particularly in urban cities such as Abuja and Lagos, were at an unacceptable standard.
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