Cholera: UNICEF Expresses Concern As Disease Kills 2,035 In 2 Months - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 9, 2021
WASH Manager of UNICEF, National Environmental Sanitation Response to Cholera in Nigeria, Michael Forson while speaking at a flag-off for noted that within the last two months there have  been, on the average, 6,500 cases per week and of the cases, 49 are women and 26 children between five and 14 years and 15 per cent under five years.
He however, lamented that even at the level of infection over 46 million Nigerians still defecate in the open, noting that schools and health centres equally suffer from lack or inadequate toilet, safe water and hygiene facilities.
On his part, Minister of Environment Mohammad Abubakar expressed displeasure on the effect of cholera even after all the measures have been observed.