Dr. Salisu Mu’azu, Permanent Secretary, Jigawa state Ministry of Health has confirmed the death of 100 persons as a result of cholera outbreak in 19 local governments within the state.
Mu’azu said the state has recorded over 5,000 cases of Cholera within one month, explaining that out of the number, 251 persons were admitted at various healthcare facilities across the state.
He said the state government, with support from UNICEF and Lafiya program, has formed a rapid response team to curtail the spread of the disease.
The Permanent Secretary then warned against the use of contaminated water, vegetables, food supplied from river banks, urging improved personal and environmental hygiene.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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