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  • Cholera kills 11 in three Kano villages

    Eleven persons have died following a suspected outbreak of cholera in Hayin madaci, Kuki and Falli Sarki in Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State.

    Forty-seven others are hospitalised.

    Youth leader Ubale Abubakar said the villages had been battling the outbreak for over a week. They reported to the authorities and are awaiting their response.

    A father of six, Musa Abdullahi, said the 11th person was buried on Sunday evening.

    According to him, about 47 persons are being treated at home and patent medicine stores as the villages lack a clinic or hospital.

    He said: “Abubakar Galadima Kuki, a member of the House of Assembly, is from this area. We have tried to reach him unsuccessfully.”

    A mother of four, Habiba Muhammad, lost her daughter Fausiya (three) yesterday;  she had been vomiting and stooling since Thursday afternoon.

    “Incidentally, my daughter started stooling and vomiting on Thursday afternoon after visiting our neighbour whose two children had similar symptoms. I tried administering some drugs I bought from a patent medicine store but the situation did not improve.

    “My husband gave her some medication a neighbour gave us on Friday night and at first it seemed she was responding to treatment, only to become worse on Saturday afternoon, and died in the evening.

    “We would have taken her to the closest hospital in Tiga, but the clinic has been closed for some time now.”

    The village Head, Malam Tijjani Abdullahi Kuki, who confirmed the outbreak on Sunday, said he planned to inform the district head yesterday.

    Efforts to speak with Chairman of Bebeji council Ali Namadi Bebeji were unsuccessful.

    Commissioner for Health lbrahim Getso said medical personnel had been deployed  to ascertain the situation of things and report back.

  • Cholera Kills 11, 40 hospitalised in Kano.

    Eleven Persons have died following an outbreak of suspected case of cholera,while over forty seven have been hospitalised in Bebeji local government  area of  Kano state.

    The Nation gathered three villages, namely Hayin Madaci, Kuki and Falli Sarki were said to have been affected in Bebeji  local government area of Kano.

    A Youth Leader in the area  Ubale Dawud Abubakar  said the villages have being battling the suspected cholera outbreak for over a week now.

    He said  they have reported case to the authorities, but awaiting response.

    Musa Abdullahi, the father of six children, said the eleventh  person that died as a result of the disease was  buried on Sunday evening ,

    He said about 47 persons are being treated at homes and some patent medicine stores around as the villages lack clinic or hospital.

    “Even member of the state assembly, Abubakar Galadima Kuki is from this area , we have tried to get in touch with him to know our situation but to no avail,” said Ubale Abubakar.

    Malama Habiba Muhammad , a mother of four lost her daughter , Fausiya aged three on Sunday after vomiting and stooling since Thursday afternoon .

    “ Incidentally my daughter started stooling and vomiting on Thursday afternoon after visiting our neighbour that two of their children are having similar disease. I tried administering some drugs I bought from a patent medicine store but the situation did not improve,”  Malama Habiba said.

    “My husband gave her some medication a neighbour gave us on Friday night though it seems as if she was responding to treatment only to become worse in the afternoon on Saturday and she died in the evening”

    “Although we ought to have taken her to the closest hospital in our village in Tiga town, but the clinic has been closed for sometime”.

    The village Head   Malam Tijjani Abdullahi Kuki who also confirmed the cholera  outbreak  on Sunday evening said he plans to inform the District Head  tomorrow Monday  on the situation of the residents.

    Efforts to speak with Bebeji Local Government Council Chairman Ali Namadi Bebeji   proved abortive as his mobile phone line was not going through.

    When contacted, the state Commissioner of Health Dr lbrahim Getso told The Nation on phone Sunday night that a team of medical personnel have been drafted to the affected areas to ascertain the situation and details of their findings would be made Known.

  • Adamawa records 1,564 cases of cholera

    Adamawa State has recorded 1,564 cases of cholera this year, Director of Disease Control Department (DCD), Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ASPHCDA), Dr Amos Ujulu, has said.

    Ujulu addressed the State Executive Council meeting in Yola yesterday on the outbreak of cholera.

    According to him, over 100 communities were affected by the outbreak in the north.

    Ujulu listed Maiha, Mubi North and Mubi South as councils affected, adding that the disease further spread to some parts of Cameroon.

  • Cholera kills prison inmate in Gombe

    An outbreak of cholera has claimed one inmate at the Gombe Central Prison with eight others hospitalised, an official has confirmed.

    The state Epidemiologist, Dr David Karatu, disclosed this in Gombe on Friday during a visit to the prison by officials of the state Ministry of Health.

    Karatu said when the prison officials noticed the outbreak they contacted the ministry for action.

    According to him, at the time of the visit, nine inmates had been infected, out of which one died and eight hospitalised.

    “Five of them were treated and certified free, and the remaining three are still on admission,’’ he said.

    The epidemiologist disclosed that the state has recorded 75 cases so far with five deaths.

    He explained that three deaths were recorded last week, with another earlier this week plus the one inmate, making a total of five deaths.

    The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that three children of Madaki Tsangaya Islamic School died of cholera and 27 persons were hospitalised last weekend.

    Presenting some preventive commodities to the prison officials, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Kennedy Ishaya, emphasised the need for personal hygiene, which he said is the major preventive.

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    He said the commodities donated to the prison include disinfectants, antiseptic antibiotics, oral dehydration hypochlorite for cleaning the environment and personal hygiene.

    Ishaya said relevant agencies had been mobilised to evacuate the waste in the prison.

    Malam Mato Adamu, the state Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA), commended the state government for the intervention and appealed to the prison authority to utilise the commodities judiciously.

    Receiving the item, Mr Haruna Lawrence, the Deputy Controller of Prisons, thanked the state Ministry of Health for the prompt response and intervention.

    He described the condition of the prison as pathetic because all the facilities were overstretched.

    He promised to make use of the items donated to the prison judiciously. 

  • Cholera kills three pupils in Gombe

    •27 hospitalised

    Three pupils of Tsangaya Islamic School, Madaki, Gombe State, have died of cholera. Twenty-seven others are hospitalised.

    Commissioner for Health Dr Kennedy Ishaya confirmed this yesterday during an inspection visit to Madaki Primary Healthcare facility where the victims are hospitalised.

    He said within three days, 30 children from the school had contracted the disease of which three had died.

    Ishaya added that 15 were treated and discharged while 12 were still receiving treatment at the facility.

    According to him, the government has stocked all health facilities with sufficient drugs and advised people to report any suspected case to the nearest facility.

    The commissioner also appealed to the health personnel to take necessary steps to avoid the risk of infection.

    He said: “Make sure you observe Nightingale principles – no chewing of kola or gum during working hours.

    “Come to the hospital with two pairs of clothing. When going home, drop the one you worked with and wear another one.”

    He also appealed to Muslim faithful to use water from a pure source for ablution to avoid contamination.

     

  • Cholera claims 3 in Gombe, 27 hospitalised

    Cholera outbreak at Tsangaya Islamic school, Madaki, in Gombe, has led to the death of three pupils while 27 others were hospitalised.

    Dr Kennedy Ishaya, Gombe state Commissioner of Health confirmed the outbreak to newsmen in Gombe on Sunday during an inspection visit to Madaki Primary Health Care facility where the victims are hospitalized.

    He said within three days, 30 children from Tsangaya Islamic school had contracted the disease out of which three had died.

    Ishaya said 15 were treated and discharged while 12 were  still receiving treatment at the facility.

    According to him, government has stocked all health  facilities in Gombe with sufficient drugs and advised people not to hesitate to report any suspected case to the nearest facility.

    The commissioner also appealed to the health personnel working in the  health facilities to take all necessary steps to avoid the risk of infection.

    “Make sure you observe Nightingale principles; no chewing of kola or chewing gum during working hours.

    “Come to the hospital with two pairs of clothing.  When going home, drop the one you worked with and wear another one ,’’ he said.

    He also appealed to Muslim faithful performing ablution to make sure they used water from good source to avoid contamination.(NAN)

  • Cholera: 24 new cases recorded in Adamawa – official

    Adamawa Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed 24 new cases of cholera in the state.

    A statement on cholera update issued by the Information Officer of the ministry, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, said the new cases, which have no death, were recorded in Maiha, Mubi North and Mubi South local government areas.

    It said 10 cases were recorded in Mubi South, eight in Maiha and six in Mubi North.

    It said that epidemiological summary of the cases so far as from May 1 to June 22 showed that 1,388 cases with 25 deaths were recorded in the four affected local government areas of Hong, Maiha, Mubi North and Mubi South.

    Hong with fatality rate of 0 percent recorded seven cases with no death, Maiha also has fatality rate of 0 percent with 16 cases recorded with no death.

    Mubi North has 557 cases with 13 deaths or fatality rate of 2.1 percent while Mubi South with fatality rate of 1.5 per cent recorded 808 cases with 12 deaths.

     

     

  • Niger releases N25m to fight cholera outbreak

    Niger State Government has released N25 million to curtail the spread of cholera in the state.

    The disease has affected 120 persons in four local government areas in the state.

    The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mustapha Jibrin, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Minna, said the amount would be used for purchase of required drugs to curtail the outbreak.

    He said the affected councils include Gbako with 15 cases, Lavun (21) , Katcha (10) and Bida (74).

    The commissioner said 205 cases of gastroenteritis were reported in Agaie, Gurara, Lapai, Mokwa, Munya, Paikoro, Suleja, Tafa and Wushishi LGAs.

    “Niger State government has sent a rapid response clinical team to assist in the management of the outbreak. The state also dispatched outbreak team to the affected councils for assessment and active case search.

    “The state is collaborating closely with World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations International Children Education Fund (UNICEF) to see that the menace stops. Samples are also being taken to confirm the causative organism.”

     

     

  • Cholera: Niger approves N25m for surveillance

    The Niger Government, has approved N25 million for its Ministry of Health to continue with the ongoing surveillance on the outbreak of cholera and other related diseases.

    Dr Jibrin Mustapha, the Commissioner for Health and Hospital Management, made this disclosure at a press conference in Minna on Wednesday.

    Thee commissioner said that the money would be used to curtail the disease as well as prevent other outbreaks throughout the year.

    He said that so far, seven people had died of cholera since the outbreak of the disease was confirmed on June 19, even as 120 cases were reported from Bida, Gbako, Katcha and Lavun Local Government Areas of the state.

    Mustapha said that five among the cases tested positive to vibrio cholera, adding that 20 persons, who were on admission at the Umaru Sanda General Hospital Bida, were responding to treatment.

    The commissioner added that 205 cases of gastroenteritis had been reported in Agaie, Gurara, Lapai, Mokwa, Munya, Paikoro, Suleja, Tafa and Wushishi Local Government Areas.

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    He said a team comprising of the state health officials and partners such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), had visited Bida to ensure rapid responses to the situation.

    According to him, WHO is providing a technical support to ensure quick response to contain the outbreaks while UNICEF is supporting in coordinating strategic communication, health education and social mobilisation.

    “All these are the efforts being put in place to raise awareness and sensitise the people on the cholera outbreak.

    “We are also engaging the traditional institutions to further increase awareness on the outbreak within their domains.

    “Our district surveillance officers in the 25 Local Government Areas have been put on high alert to report any suspected case immediately,” he said.

    Mustapha said the state had put in place preventive awareness measures such as coordination, active surveillance, aggressive case management, infection prevention and control, community involvement and social mobilisation.

    He noted that the state had designated the Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Umaru Sanda General Hospital Bida and Kutigi General Hospital, as focal referral centres to manage the outbreak and give free medical treatment to affected persons.

    Mustapha advised the people to report immediately to a nearby health facility, if they experience symptoms as vomiting, diarrhea, rapid dehydration, weakness, low pulse, reduced or no urination and muscle cramps.

    The commissioner urged the people to embrace good personal and environmental hygiene, consumption of hygienic food and clean water and dispose plastic bags containing faeces in latrines.

  • Update on Cholera: 10 confirmed dead in Niger

    The Council Secretary of Bida local Government Council in Niger state, Suleiman Sheshi has confirmed that 10 person’s have been confirmed dead in the outbreak of cholera in the local government council.

    He also disclosed that 60 cases have been confirmed to be recorded at the Umaru Sanda General Hospital in Bida.

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    Suleiman who is also the Health Director of Bida Local government Council said he had visited some if the health centers in Bida and confirmed that the health centers also have patients with cholera.

    He however noted in dismay that there was only one medical doctor on call at the General Hospital during his visit noting that the general hospital also lacked medical consumables and adequate facilities to carter for the present health challenge.

    The Council Secretary appealed for the immediate intervention of the state government declaring that the present situation cannot be handled by the local government area alone.

    “Prompt action from your part will without any doubt, save a lot of lives presently at critical points of survival. “