Cholera

Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC, Zamfara), has donated cholera preventive drugs to some communities affected by the disease in Bakura and Talata-Mafara local government areas (LGAs) of Zamfara. Lawal made the call on Monday during his visit to…

Zamfara state has recorded 1,188 cases of cholera and 50 of diphtheria across the 14 local government areas of the state since December 2022 when the diseases first broke out. The state’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aishatu Anka disclosed…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC), says it has recorded 210 new suspected cases of cholera infections and 10 ‘suspected’ deaths across eight states of the federation from July 31 to Aug. 27. READ ALSO:NCDC…

The Ogun State Government has raised the alarm over the outbreak of cholera, following recorded cases in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state. The state government urged residents to take precautionary measures. This was…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), disclosed that it is working to strengthen the country’s prevention, control and management of cholera outbreaks. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this on…

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa sought to reassure residents of a community near the capital, Pretoria, after an outbreak of cholera killed 29 people. During a visit to the local water treatment plant, Ramaphosa admitted the…

In an effort to stop and control the spread of cholera in the Hammanskraal township, near South Africa's capital of Pretoria, Gauteng Health has established a field hospital in Kanana to handle the rising incidence of infections.  The…

The World Health Organization has warned against misinformation of the spread of cholera outbreak. This is coming as a result of the false claims about the spread of a cholera outbreak in northern Mozambique that have led to violent…

A family from Hammanskraal, North of Pretoria is mourning the death of a relative who fell victim to a deadly cholera outbreak which has killed 15 people in recent days. They are seething with anger, blaming the government in Africa's…

The provincial health department in the South African province of Gauteng announced 19 new cases of Cholera in Hammanskraal, including 10 deaths. South Africa reported its first cholera death in February, after the virus arrived in the…