Cholera

Cholera claims 40 deaths, Diphtheria 2 in Zamfara

…..records 1,188 since December 2022 – Commissioner Zamfara State has recorded 1,188 cases of cholera and 50 of diphtheria across the 14 local government areas of the state since December…

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NCDC: Cholera kills 79, infects 1,336

The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has registered 79 deaths and a total of 1,336 suspected cases of cholera in the country so far in 2023. The…

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UNICEF seeks funding for Africa’s fast-spreading cholera outbreaks

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the fast spreading cholera outbreaks in 11 eastern and southern African countries, calling for an emergency fund to address the…

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Ebonyi Gov visits patients of Cholera outbreak, pledges boreholes, modern toilets

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, said he would provide 10 boreholes for the people of Afikpo North local government area of the state as a way of tackling water scarcity…

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