About 16 persons have died from cholera in Niger State, with 165 cases recorded and a nine cent mortality rate.<\/p>\n
The state\u2019s Commissioner for Primary Healthcare, Dangana Ibrahim, made the disclosure after a meeting of the State Task force Committee on Primary Healthcare and Immunisation, chaired by Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba in Minna.<\/p>\n
According to the Commissioner, 145 patients have been successfully treated and discharged.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo prevent further spread, contingency measures have been implemented, including the distribution of essential medical supplies to affected areas and health facilities,\u201d Mr Ibrahim said.<\/p>\n
He added that the affected local government areas are Paiko, Gurara, Suleja, Bosso, and Katcha, noting that the state\u2019s disease surveillance system has been activated.<\/p>\n
According to him, active contact tracing and case management are ongoing in all affected communities.<\/p>\n
He said the state had intensified sensitisation and awareness campaigns focused on personal and environmental hygiene to curb further outbreaks.<\/p>\n
Mr Ibrahim also explained that the State Taskforce Committee on Primary Healthcare and Immunisation was designed to promote inter-sectoral collaboration for effective primary healthcare delivery.<\/p>\n
The committee includes members from various ministries, departments, agencies, and partners such as the WHO, UNICEF, and the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency.<\/p>\n
In its inaugural meeting, the committee reviewed challenges, identified weaknesses, and discussed areas for improvement, aligning with Governor Umaru Bago\u2019s vision of providing accessible healthcare services.<\/p>\n
Mr Ibrahim emphasised that the state government\u2019s New Niger Agenda prioritised healthcare, focusing on ensuring the health of residents, safe childbirth, and immunisation against diseases.<\/p>\n
He expressed confidence that with effective implementation, the state would be able to mitigate the spread of diseases and provide quality healthcare services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
About 16 persons have died from cholera in Niger State, with 165 cases recorded and a nine cent mortality rate. The state\u2019s Commissioner for Primary Healthcare, Dangana Ibrahim, made the disclosure after a meeting of the State Task force Committee on Primary Healthcare and Immunisation, chaired by Deputy Governor Yakubu Garba in Minna. According to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":52422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52423,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52421\/revisions\/52423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}