Authorities have issued an urgent health alert in the Australian state of Victoria after a new case of measles was reported on Wednesday.
Between January 1 and June 11, 96 local government areas in 30 states reported cases of cholera outbreak.
WHO has recommended a comprehensive set of tobacco cessation interventions in its first guidelines on tobacco cessation.
The NCDC boss said the top 10 affected states are Lagos, Bayelsa, Abia, Zamfara, Bauchi, Katsina, Cross River, Ebonyi, Rivers, and Delta, seven of which are in the south.
This initiative by the President is commendable.
He reiterated the commitment of the academy to partnering government health agencies to rapidly control the outbreak.
Mr Pate said the present administration was committed to improving the health sector.
However, Mr Gwamna said that 29 suspected cases of cholera were recorded in two of the state’s 13 local government areas.
Mr Mohammed said, “We don’t have any confirmed cases of cholera in Bauchi State, but we have 50 suspected cases and one suspected death.”
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recently reported that 53 deaths due to cholera had been recorded in the country.
