Cholera Outbreak: Jigawa records zero case – Official declares

From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse

Despite the report of Cholera Outbreak in some part of Nigeria, Jigawa state government said, no single case recorded yet in the state.
This was announced by the state commissioner for health Dr. Abdullahi Kainuwa while given update to journalists on the report of the disease in his office.
He explained that, Cholera Outbreak is one of the perennial disease outbreak Jigawa state has been experiencing over the years particularly during the early raining season.
According to him, as a result of concerted effort by the state government, National Primary Healthcare and donor partners the occurrence and scourge of the disease was put under control in the last two years, and currently there was no single report of any case of cholera in the state.
Kainuwa added that, to forestall any possible out break they put the their disease surveillance mechanism under alert across 287 political ward in the 27 local government area of the state .
He said: “We have also embarked on public campaign and awareness on the measures needed to be taken by community particularly on person and environmental hygiene as well as avoiding drinking any unclean water.
“How ever we are advocating for community to report any broken public water facility to nearest official for immediate repair, to ensure availability of clean water at all community”
Dr Kainuwa maintained that, for now, there is no report of cholera Outbreak in the state, and they are talking all necessary measures to forstall any possible out break of the disease in the state.