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Muhammad Pate, coordinating minister of health and social welfare, says the federal government has mobilised resources to contain the spread of cholera in the country.He said a technical working group wasthrough the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to support states in reducing disease transmission.
“We had anticipated the seasonal outbreak some months ago. The president approved contingency financing for the NCDC and that is what has been used so far, in addition to technical financing,” he said.“Thirty-one states are affected, 107 local governments are affected; about 1,500 cholera cases have been recorded so far in the country.”“We have to deal with open defecation, so that faeces will not come in contact with food and water,” he added.
“The cholera outbreak is part of a global phenomenon. Cholera is a public health crisis and a disease that comes through contamination of food, water, poor sanitation, developmental challenges and deficit in infrastructure.Pate called for a multi-sectoral approach to prevent infectious diseases in the country.He added that all stakeholders have preventive roles to play to “see less and less of this issue in years to come”.
“It is not only cholera by the way. There are other infectious diseases like typhoid fever, tuberculosis, and others,” he said. “So, as we improve the physical infrastructure, the urbanisation and the utilities that are backing that up, we should begin to see healthier populations.”
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