Cholera: Nigerians advised to take proactive measures to ending outbreak

Parents, teachers and caregivers have been advised to be at the vanguard of ensuring a cleaner environment as this will lead to the eradication of cholera.

This advice was given as the rotary club of Gbagada renovated the toilet facility as well as the rehabilitation of the water facility in Arch Bishop Adelaja senior grammar school.

The Federal government confirmed the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country, including Lagos State.

Laboratory investigations and test results in Lagos have confirmed that the current outbreak is associated with the Cholera subtype known as Serovars O1.

The identified Cholera strain, according to the Lagos State Health Commissioner, Akin Abayomi, is “highly aggressive and contagious, with the potential for widespread” concerns, heightened by the rainy season.

It’s for this reason that the rotary club of Gbagada and the rotary foundation is committing itself to ensuring a healthier society and this they have started with the renovation of 12 toilets and the rehabilitation of the water facility in Arch bishop adelaja senior grammar school.

According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention,
Every year, an estimated 1.3 to 4 million people worldwide get cholera, and between 21,000 to 143,000 people die.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that Nigeria has recorded 65 confirmed cases of Cholera with 30 deaths from 1 January to 11 June across 96 local governments in 30 states.

Many believe this project will help, in no small measure, to tackle this crisis as well as many more.

The school authorities were advised to maintain this project as this will help in its drive at ensuring a disease free environment.