The Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Banji Ajaka, has confirmed two cases of cholera in the Okitipupa local government area.
Ajaka stated that the rapid response team has effectively contained the situation.
He also noted that the state has heightened surveillance measures to ensure immediate action in response to any further cholera outbreaks.
“The surveillance team was also strengthened with community informants and contact tracers trained and placed on stipends for eight months,” he said. “They have been deployed for active case searches in preparation for any reported cholera outbreak.”
The Commissioner added that an emergency preparedness committee would be constituted to work on the provision of potable water, sanitation, and strengthening of the health institutions in the state.
He assured that the government would play its part by sensitising and creating awareness in the mass media and also through community engagement
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