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Sanwo-Olu Calls for Collaborative Efforts to Improve Water, Sanitation in Lagos State

June 26, 2024 0

The Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has made an appeal to stakeholders and committed partners to help transform the narrative of water and sanitation in Lagos State. Speaking at the fifth annual Lagos International Water Conference (LIWAC), held over two days at Eko Hotel, 25-26, 2024, the governor emphasised the critical need for real partnership and collective …

Behavioural Change’ll Help Tackle Cholera, Travel Illnesses, Other Diseases – NCDC, LASG, NSTM Tell Nigerians

June 22, 2024 0

Following the suffering of some ailments when on a journey and the present outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country including Lagos State, the Nigerian Society of Travel Medicine (NSTM) alongside the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and Lagos State Government (LASG) have asked Nigerians to adopt behavioural change. The call made on Wednesday at …

Nigeria Steering Towards Another Deadly Cholera Outbreak, Humanitarian Group Warns

April 1, 2019 0

Bayo Akinloye Overcrowded displacement camps coupled with a lack of basic sanitation facilities and hygiene will cause another cholera outbreak in northeast Nigeria if action is not taken now to prevent it, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). A record high number of 10,000 cases of cholera was recorded in northeast Nigeria in 2018, with more than 175 registered deaths, …