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Cholera Outbreak: Zimbabwe Declares State of Emergency

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Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the capital Harare over a cholera outbreak. The outbreak has so far killed dozens of people with more than 7,000 suspected cases. The city authorities say the outbreak, spreading throughout the city, has invoked memories of a deadly outbreak in Continue Reading

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Oyo Govt. Alerts Residents Against Cholera Outbreak

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The Oyo State government on Friday has intimated residents and citizens of the State on the dangers of cholera outbreak, urging them to prioritise preventive measures. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Ayoola Adebisi, disclosed this during a Press briefing with Media men in Ibadan. This came at the heels of outbreak of cholera […]Continue Reading

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Ekiti Govt. Confirms Previously Suspected Cholera Cases

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Ekiti State Government has confirmed three previously suspected cases of cholera in the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Oyebanji Filani who made this known to newsmen in Ado Ekiti, said one of the cases was recorded among the Hausa Community in Otun Ekiti, Moba Local Government. To this end, the Commissioner appealed to […]Continue Reading

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Be alert for an outbreak of dry season-related diseases – Ogun Health Commissioner

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The Ogun State Government has called on all residents to be at alert for possible diseases of public health concern which are common during the dry season.  Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, in statement made available in Abeokuta, explained that diseases like Yellow Fever, Measles and particularly Cholera, which is a water and […]Continue Reading

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Oyo State Govt. Refutes Cholera Outbreak Report

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Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Bashir Bello says there is no evidence to back recent claims of a cholera outbreak in Lagun Village of Lagelu Local Government area of the State. A report by the ministry’s technical committee which investigated the matter signed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bashir Bello indicates that the claims of […]Continue Reading

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Oyo State Health Commissioner Allays Fears Of Residents on Cholera Outbreak

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Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Bashir Bello says the state government is taking steps to ascertain the cause of the death of about Eleven people in Lagelu local government. Radio Nigeria gathered that about eleven people had lost their lives while five persons were currently on admission for an ailment suspected to be cholera […]Continue Reading