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The Nasarawa State Government says 29 suspected cases of cholera and one death have been recorded in the Kokona and Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Areas of the state.
The Commissioner for Health, Gaza Gwamna, who made this known while speaking at the opening of a 3-day workshop on Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health being hosted by Rotary International in the Akwanga LGA of the state, said in the past few weeks, Kokona recorded 19 suspected cases of cholera while Nasarawa Eggon had 10 cases.
He said the patient, who died while being treated in the healthcare facility was from the Nasarawa Eggon LGA.
Gwamna said, “We have 19 suspected cases of cholera in Kokona and 10 in Nasarawa Eggon. The one that died in Nasarawa Eggon had diarrhoea and was vomiting, but there was no confirmation that he died of cholera.
“I would want the public to know that cholera has symptoms that are similar to other ailments. We can only say a person has cholera after some laboratory tests have been done, and it is confirmed.
“So, it is not every diarrhoea case that is cholera. Some persons with diarrhoea cases are currently on admission, but we have not confirmed if they have cholera. However, they are being observed by our healthcare workers.”
While expressing gratitude to Rotary International for organising the 3-day workshop, the commissioner urged the participants to take the training programme seriously and to report the health challenges affecting women and children in the state accurately.
On his part, the Project Manager of Rotary International Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health, Toyosi Adebambo, explained that the 3-day workshop tagged ‘Together For Healthy Families In Nigeria’, was meant to strengthen the skills of media practitioners on effective reporting of RMCH-related issues.
“We expect that at the end of the workshop, journalists will be able to project accurate and informative reports on RMCH interventions and create a pool of champions who will initiate and sustain the discourse on RMCH in the media,” he added.
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