By Olusegun Folarin
Ogun state government has commenced chlorinating wells in some parts of the state following the recent outbreak of cholera in Ijebu-North and Abeokuta North Local Government areas of the state.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who made this known during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abeokuta, explained that the step was to curtail the spread of disease.
Dr Coker disclosed that 217 cases of the disease were recorded in Ijebu-North LGA, with a few cases reported in Abeokuta North last week, pointing out that two cases of cholera were also recorded in Abeokuta South council area.
Attributing the cause of the outbreak to open defecation, poor waste management, and inadequate water sources in the affected local government areas, the health commissioner identified adoption of s multi-sectoral strategy as key to eliminating cholera.
Dr Coker advised residents of the State to avoid open defecation, construct affordable toilets and sanitary wells in their homes, and warned that the government might seal houses without toilets in the interest of public health.
She noted that Ministry of Health was working with the Ministry of Environment and other relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to contain the spread of the disease, adding that officials from the State Public Health Department would continue to educate residents on essential hygiene practices to prevent cholera.
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