The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has listed Zamfara, Cross River, Adamawa, and Ogun as states with the highest cholera cases in the country.
NCDC’s Incident Manager, Cholera Technical Working Group, Dr Sebastian Yennan, said this at the monthly meeting of the Water Sanitation and Hygiene in Emergency Working Group on Tuesday in Abuja.
This intervention, he noted, was being prioritised in the four states, saying the kits distributed could also be used in emergency situations like the Lassa fever and diphtheria outbreaks. He said states must do more to prioritise cholera prevention by ensuring that funds were budgeted early and were accessible, adding that the centre is in charge of administering the Basic Health Care Provision Fund.
Also, Mr Dapo Akingbade, a representative from the National Emergency Management Agency , said that following the release of excess water from the Lagdo dam in Cameroon, 13 states have experienced flooding.According to him, 171,545 people were displaced in affected states, property and farmlands were destroyed, and no fewer than 45 people died.
“Also, we are also awaiting a detailed Needs Assessment report from Adamawa so as to know the appropriate areas APC response”. He said that by investing in the WASH sector, cholera cases would reduce, citing the example of Cross River State, which had a case fatality rate of 21 percent but was reduced through investment and the One Health approach.
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