GABRIEL O D
PRESS RELEASE
16/06/24
The Lagos State Ministry Of Health has officially confirmed an outbreak of severe gastroenteristis caused by cholera with Seventeen Recorded Cases and Fifteen Fatalities
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, in a Press Statement on steps taken to control the outbreak in Lagos State revealed that there were 350 suspected cases of cholera reported in 29 wards across multiple LGAs in Lagos State with 17 confirmed cases and 15 fatalities so far.
Following the initial alert and advisory issued by the Lagos State Ministry of Health on the cholera outbreak, the Lagos State Government has activated its Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) at Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos.
Prof. Akin Abayomi noted that a Lagos State Government Ministry of Health high-level team just concluded a meeting with the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Jide Idris, and his team as well as key partners from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ensure all interventions are optimized.
The Directorate of Environmental Health of the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency of the Ministry of Environment, have collected samples of water sources, food and beverage samples in all the affected LGAs, while inspections of facilities are ongoing.
Abayomi urged residents to support the State Government’s efforts by adhering strictly to precautionary measures, cooperating with health authorities, and participating in community-wide sanitation activities to mitigate the spread of cholera, particularly as the Eid-el Kabir celebration approaches.
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