Cholera

March 21, (THEWILL) – Bayelsa State Government has appealed to the people of the state to make themselves available for the ongoing oral cholera vaccination (OCV) as a preventive measure against the communicable disease. Governor Douye Diri, who was represented...

January 22, (THEWILL) – The Chairman of Eastern Obolo Local Government Area, Hon. Samuel Nteogwuijah, has lauded Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, for his swift response to the recent cholera outbreak in the area. Nteogwuijah expressed his gratitude...

January 20, (THEWILL) – Akwa Ibom State has confirmed a cholera outbreak in Emeroke community, Eastern Obolo Local Government Area, with symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting reportedly claiming several lives. Health officials are currently assessing secondary health facilities...

October 06, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Borno State chapter, has called for proactive measures to curb the spread of cholera, following the declaration of the disease outbreak by the state government. In a statement issued by the...

October 05, (THEWILL) – The Borno State Government has announced a cholera outbreak following the confirmation of 17 cases by the National Reference Laboratory in Abuja. At a media briefing in Maiduguri, the State Commissioner for Health and Human Services,...

September 27, (THEWILL) – The Yobe State Government has confirmed the death of nine persons following a cholera outbreak in five local government areas of the state. The State Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Muhammad Lawan Gana, confirmed...

September 23, (THEWILL) – The Borno State Government said it has recorded 40 suspected cases of cholera in the state, just as it confirmed two new cases of the disease in one of the camps housing people displaced by...

June 25, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has initiated discussions with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi) to secure additional supplies of cholera vaccines. Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Jide...

June 24, (THEWILL) - The Lagos State government, on Monday, said the total number of deaths recorded in the ongoing cholera outbreak in the state has climbed to 29. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who made this known...

June 21, (THEWILL) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world with approximately 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since January 2024. THEWILL had reported...