Nigeria Calls for Improved Water Sanitation, As Cholera Kills 233 in 2022 PremiumTimesng: Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has called for an urgent improvement in access to clean water, proper sanitation, and hygiene to stop the recurring outbreaks of cholera in the country.
The disease control centre, which is leading the national response to the ongoing outbreak explained that the rise in Cholera cases in Nigeria has been"exacerbated by limited access to clean water and sanitation facilities, open defecation and poor hygiene practices". The last NCDC situation report for Cholera, spanning 1 August to 4 September, shows that 13 states of the federation accounted for 92 per cent of all cases recorded in 2022.NCDC intervention, collaboration
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