NCDC alerts Nigerians to rising cholera cases nationwide

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has alerted the public of the increasing cases of cholera across the country as the rainy season intensifies after an outbreak in Lagos State was reported. This was disclosed in a public health advisory on Friday, June 14, 2024. From the 1st of January to the…

The multi-sectoral National Cholera Technical Working Group, led by the NCDC and comprising the Federal Ministries of Environment and Water Resources, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency , the World Health Organization , United Nations Children’s Fund , and other partners, has been providing support to the affected states.

It stated that after cooking food or boiling water, people should protect against contamination by flies and unsanitary handling, leftover foods should be thoroughly reheated before ingestion and persons with diarrhoea should not prepare or serve food or haul water for others. It may be associated with nausea, profuse vomiting and fever and severe cases can lead to death within hours due to dehydration . However, most infected people may only show mild symptoms or have no symptoms at all.

Organised labour has said it will not accept any unfavourable figure the Federal Government offers as the new minimum wage. The president of the Trade Union Congress , Festus Osifo, said this on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, The Morning Brief on Friday.

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