According to the World Health Organization, health authorities in Nigeria declared a cholera outbreak in Lagos on June 15, 2024, with 436 suspected cases reported. Within six days, the number of suspected cases exceeded 500, including 43 confirmed cases, with a 5.4% case fatality rate among suspected cases.

Recent reports indicate the outbreak's spread, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recording 53 cholera-related deaths and 1,528 suspected cases across 31 states and 107 local government areas as of June 24, 2024, marking a 3.5% case fatality rate since the beginning of the year.

Globally, researchers estimate annual cholera cases range from 1.3 to 4.0 million, resulting in 21,000 to 143,000 deaths, primarily affecting individuals with mild or no symptoms who can be effectively treated with oral rehydration solutions.

With cases reported in crowded areas and prisons, educating Nigerians on cholera prevention has become crucial. Speaking at a recent health-promoting event, Dr. Oche Otorkpa, a public health expert and Executive Director of Public Health Nigeria, emphasized the importance of promoting hygienic practices at all times. He outlined five essential practices to prevent contracting cholera:

1. Practice Good Hygiene: Wash hands frequently with soap and clean water, especially before handling food, after using the toilet, and after caring for cholera patients. Use hand sanitizers if soap and water are unavailable.

2. Ensure Safe Water and Food: Drink only safe water that has been boiled, treated, or chlorinated. Avoid consuming raw or undercooked seafood, and thoroughly wash fruits and vegetables before eating. He emphasized that these are no times for indiscriminate purchase of snacks and foods from unhygienic street vendors.

3. Maintain Sanitary Conditions: Properly dispose of human waste to prevent water source contamination. Use latrines or toilets and avoid open defecation. Always keep living and cooking areas clean.

4. Promote Community Awareness: Educate family and community members about cholera symptoms, such as severe diarrhea and vomiting, and encourage prompt medical care if symptoms occur.

By following these basic guidelines, outlined by Dr. Otorkpa individuals and communities can significantly reduce their risk of contracting cholera and help health authorities control outbreaks within their communities.

Source: https://www.publichealth.com.ng/public-health-expert-outlines-5-basic-must-dos-to-avoid-contracting-cholera/

Nice

Handwashing and hot meal should

So help us God

Ehen?
.
Cholera no do pass ebola

I pity those living in slums..


Ebin pawa is real

akinmusi:
Handwashing and hot meal should

exactly

I see only 4 tips

Godsfavor32:
Useful tips.

Will many Nigerians adhere to it? People still patronize those selling food on the road and in filthy environments. Especially those mama put.

PublicHealthNig:


Source: https://www.publichealth.com.ng/public-health-expert-outlines-5-basic-must-dos-to-avoid-contracting-cholera/

roasted corn and peer dem Dey wash am?it’s very easy to catch all this thgs in Nigeria.i just eat corn and peer finish so

Thanks for the information

With the way some people openly defec@te in Lagos & houses channeling human/kitchen waste into gutters, the cholera outbreak was bound to happen.

To add to all the things that have been said, avoid eating outside for now.

Just passing by.. from Sabo Area

Go to market and see people pricing garri. They will use their bare hands to touch it.

And their clowns that don't carry handkerchief, they use their hands to clean their nose after sneezing and rub their hands together as if na body cream.

Stay Safe if you reside in LASGIDI.
Maldives is safe through.


Wittyness

Very useful, and also it should be translated to our local languages by the NOA, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Information and NCDC, for on ward sensitization.

Omo, na to pause that my Pounded Yam and fish pepper soup budget spot oh

Deltatoto:
roasted corn and peer dem Dey wash am?it’s very easy to catch all this thgs in Nigeria.i just eat corn and peer finish so

That's why it is advisable to stay away from street food and snacks .
Hygiene in Nigeria is zero.

Despite all the warnings . Some people still patronize mama put

kyuniii:
Very useful, and also it should be translated to our local languages by the NOA, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Information and NCDC, for on ward sensitization.

Will they listen ? Most Nigerians get coconut heads.

But mama-put is a life-saver na.
Imagine you are at work and seriously hungry, na classic restaurant you wan go? Just find the nearest mama-put.

Sleekfingers:



That's why it is advisable to stay away from street food and snacks .
Hygiene in Nigeria is zero.

Despite all the warnings . Some people still patronize mama put

Where are the environmental health officers? They used to move from house to house for inspection in d past, now it's only when u go to the local government u see them..... We need to focus more on prevention

Number 2 is the main one, but how can that happen in the midst of poverty and poor/Absent leadership?!!

I always boil my water for drinking if getting CWay is out of the question, but such comes at a price.

Electricity or gas!

In developed nations, households drink water directly from their kitchen taps... You can't try that in Nigeria.

When was the last time safe and potable drinking water was looked into?!!

Everything is rocket science in this nation.

🥺

Cholera is a poverty disease. People are hungry and don't care about the quality of the food they are eating now.

Ok

What is the 5th one?

Love800:
But mama-put is a life-saver na.
Imagine you are at work and seriously hungry, na classic restaurant you wan go? Just find the nearest mama-put.

My health is my priority. I don't patronize mama put .

Sleekfingers:



That's why it is advisable to stay away from street food and snacks .
Hygiene in Nigeria is zero.

Despite all the warnings . Some people still patronize mama put

wetin man go do.90% of the restaurants in Nigeria re not clean.

Lolzzzz


Someone is definitely cashing out or truly hiding something from the masses

You're looking but not seeing.
To see properly, close your eyes

It's a brave New world

https://www.nairaland.com/8139888/cholera-outbreak-surprising-powers-news

YorubaForum:
I pity those living in slums..


Ebin pawa is real

There is a reason why Lagos is hard hit.
Borden Schools would be next.

The practice of shiting in takeaway packs and flinging it over the fence (those who have not witness it would think am making this shit up).