CHOLLERA OUTBREAK: ZMSG COLLABORATING WITH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO ADDRESS CHOLLERA OUTBREAK 06-10-23
By Sadiq Aminu Zamfara State Government says, it is collaboratong with relevant stakeholders and development partners to address the outbreak of cholera in the state.
The Commissioner of Health, Dr Aisha Mohammed Anka disclosed this when she received the State Governor, Dauda Lawal, who visited the isolation camp at Anka to sympathise with the victims of the outbreak.
Dr Aisha said that, the ministry, along with some stakeholders and development partners such as Medicine Sans Frontiers, have been proactive since the outbreak was reported in the state.
She maintained that with maximum support from the management team of the Ministry of Health, there has been a reduction in the daily cases being recorded in the state.
Earlier, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Pharmacist Aliyu Maikiyo, thanked the Governor for the visit to the Cholera camp in Anka local government and assured that the ministry would remain steadfast in providing the needed support to avert the menace in the state.
Pharmacist Maikiyo advised people in the state to always keep their environment clean and avoid using unhygienic water in the state.
According to Medicine Sans Frontiers statistics, so far, 1,386 cases have been reported in the area based on their available records from August 16th to date.