Cholera has killed 25 persons in Sokoto North, Silame and Kware Local Government Areas of Sokoto state.
The state also recorded 1,160 cases so far.
The state Commissioner of Health, Asabe Balarabe, disclosed this on Monday saying 15 other victims were being treated from local government areas.
The 15 active cases, according to the commissioner, were diagnosed through laboratory tests based on culture and sensitivity and confirmed to be active cases of the cholera outbreak.
“The stated rescue teams are collaborating with the state government to manage and forestall further spread of the dreaded disease.”
“The state government, in its response to the outbreak, directed the immediate purchase and distribution of drugs free of charge to 18 local government areas to curtail the disease’s continued spread.
The commissioner said more women, especially expectant mothers, are seeking medical consultations and pregnancy tests at various health institutions in the state.
She said they were facing challenges of dilapidated infrastructure and inadequate resources, which have set the sector backwards for the past eight years.
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The commissioner said “Patients often face numerous problems in public health institutions, such as atrocities, loud disturbances, lack of water, and power outages,” just as she praised the governor for recruiting 864 nurses and midwives to address the issue of a shortage of manpower in state public health facilities.
Balarabe, however, said the state government will to recruit more supporting staff to replace the dead and those who retired without replacement.
The escalating cases of Cholera/Diarrhea outbreak were notable in Bazza and Gidadawa Communities in Sokoto Metropolis, where some died while others are still receiving medication at Primary Health Centres in Bazza and Kofar Rini clinics; all in Waziri B Ward of Sokoto North LGA.
