Tag: #CholeraOutbreak
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CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN PLATEAU: 5 DEATHS, 11 CONFIRMED CASES
Dr. Nicholas Baamlong, Plateau’s Commissioner for Health says the state has recorded 11 confirmed cases of cholera, five deaths, and 53 suspected cases. Baamlong, who disclosed this to journalists on Sunday June 14 in Jos said the confirmed and suspected cases were reported in Pushit, Mangu 1 and Mangu 2 communities in Mangu Local Government…
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CHOLERA CRISIS DEEPENS IN BORNO STATE
Nearly 8,000 suspected cholera cases and 74 deaths have been recorded in just five weeks, as the outbreak spreads across 14 local government areas and 50 wards. Health facilities are struggling to cope with the growing number of patients, with aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treating more than 7,400 people and expanding its treatment…
