According to\u00a0 World Health Organisation (WHO), report, Nigeria is now recorded as one of the hardest-hit countries with over 10,000 cholera cases in the first nine months of the year, representing a decrease from last year.<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s cholera fatality rate remains concerning at 3.3%, as it has recorded about 359 deaths\u00a0which is significantly higher than the global average.<\/p>\n
The global cholera crisis has also taken\u00a0a devastating turn, with deaths spiking significantly despite a decrease in reported cases.<\/p>\n
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the number of cholera cases has dropped by 16% globally compared to last year, deaths have surged by an alarming 126%.<\/p>\n
From January to September 2024, there were 439,724 reported cholera cases worldwide. However, the 3,432 recorded deaths signal a growing severity of the outbreaks.<\/p>\n
The surge in cholera deaths can be linked to where outbreaks are concentrated. The WHO has highlighted that many of the worst-hit countries, including Nigeria, Afghanistan, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), face significant challenges that contribute to the rising death toll.<\/p>\n
According to the report, in September 2024 (epidemiological weeks 36 to 39), the African Region reported 5710 new cholera cases across seven countries, marking a 26% increase compared to the previous month.<\/p>\n
During this period, the highest numbers of cases were from Nigeria (1938), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1738) and the United Republic of Tanzania (1168).<\/p>\n
\u201cAdditionally, there were 165 cholera-related deaths, with no significant change compared to the previous month. \u00a0<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe highest numbers of deaths were reported from Nigeria (87), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (39), and the United Republic of Tanzania (18).\u00a0<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIn conflict zones, healthcare systems are often decimated, making it difficult for patients to access life-saving treatment. Cholera is a highly treatable disease, but if patients cannot reach medical facilities quickly, it can become fatal within hours,\u201d<\/i><\/em>\u00a0the WHO report stated.<\/p>\n Additionally, the report emphasized that many of these regions have faced extreme weather conditions in 2024.\u00a0\u201cIn Nigeria, northern states such as Adamawa and Jigawa experienced severe flooding, which likely contributed to the surge in cases by contaminating water supplies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cFlooding damages infrastructure, making it harder for people to access clean water and healthcare, thus increasing the likelihood of fatal outcomes when cholera strikes, \u201c<\/i><\/em>It stated.\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n In September 2024 alone, Nigeria saw a sharp 42% increase in new cholera cases, recording 1,938 cases and 87 deaths. While there was a 15% reduction in deaths from August, Nigeria\u2019s case fatality rate remains alarmingly high.<\/p>\n The country\u2019s overstretched healthcare system, particularly in rural and flood-affected areas, has contributed to the high mortality rate as people struggle to get medical help in time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to\u00a0 World Health Organisation (WHO), report, Nigeria is now recorded as one of the hardest-hit countries with over 10,000 cholera cases in the first nine months of the year, representing a decrease from last year. The country\u2019s cholera fatality rate remains concerning at 3.3%, as it has recorded about 359 deaths\u00a0which is significantly higher […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":53181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[493],"class_list":["post-53179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-who"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53179","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\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53179"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53212,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53179\/revisions\/53212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}