Following the outbreak of cholera disease in the country, the Federal Capital Territory, through its Public Health Department, has activated the Cholera Emergency Operations Centre, News About Nigeria reports.
The department disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
It noted that the centre is part of its surveillance and preparedness measures to handle the cholera outbreak in the FCT.
The Permanent Secretary of the FCT Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Dr. Baba Gana Adam, while activating the Cholera Emergency Operations Centre over the weekend, stated that the activation is necessary in light of the number of reported cholera cases across the country.
He noted that as an emerging city, the FCT is at risk of cholera and is taking proactive steps to prevent and contain the spread of the disease in the event of an outbreak.
He also affirmed that the Secretariat would spare no resources to prevent a cholera outbreak in the FCT.
He therefore directed that all relevant stakeholders be involved in developing effective, reliable strategies to prevent the disease.
Following this directive, the FCT Public Health Department organised a Cholera Update meeting, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the cholera situation in the FCT, and the meeting included mapping high-risk areas and defining the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder in addressing the situation.
“The FCT recently recorded about 32 suspected cases, with three laboratory-confirmed cases and eight confirmed cases through rapid diagnostic tests.
“This prompted the activation of the Cholera Emergency Operations Centre to prevent the escalation and spread of the disease,” he stated.
