The Lagos State Government said it had traced the spike in cholera cases at the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state to unregistered tiger nut drink ingested by affected persons. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, made this known in an interview with newsmen. The recent outbreak…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in Cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start of this year. The agency’s Eastern Mediterranean Region reported the highest number of cases, followed by the African Region, the Region of the…
Following the outbreak of cholera in Lagos and some states, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for extensive measures to protect school children. The UN organisation also called for concerted efforts to prevent disruption in the academic calendar over the spread of the disease. The Chief of UNICEF Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucrier,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has alerted the public on the increasing trend of cholera cases across the country, as a total of 1,141 suspected and 65 confirmed cases of cholera with 30 deaths have been reported from 96 LGAs in 30 states. A statement by the centre on Wednesday, said…
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has issued a red alert following the outbreak of cholera in Lagos, which has claimed the lives of five individuals and led to the hospitalisation of numerous others exhibiting symptoms of the disease. In response to the escalating situation, LASUTH’s management has announced that healthcare workers are on…
Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital Harare over a cholera outbreak. The outbreak has so far killed dozens of people with more than 7,000 suspected cases. The city authorities say the outbreak, spreading throughout the city, has invoked memories of a deadly outbreak in 2008, in which thousands died. “We have…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released 16 million dollars from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to tackle cholera. The Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said this during an online news conference. Ghebreyesus said that the organisation was providing essential supplies, coordinating the on the ground response with partners, supporting countries to detect,…