As cholera epidemic continues to plague some local governments in Adamawa state, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has deployed 39 personnel to assist in combating the menace. The staff were deployed to Mubi North and Mubi South local government areas to manage a recent outbreak of cholera in the state, an official said.
The WHO Communications Officer Ms Charity Warigon, said in a statement in Abuja on Monday that as of May 26, about 434 cases of cholera had been reported in the areas, leading to 13 deaths.
Warigon said the personnel deployed would assist coordinate partners’ response to the outbreak; support case management; carry out surveillance and contact; and tracing of suspected cases to guide interventions.
She said that WHO was also concluding plans to engage additional 15 ad-hoc personnel, who would support efforts at ensuring the outbreak did not spread to other locations.
Meanwhile, health officials handling the outbreak of Cholera have identified contaminated water as the major cause of the epidemic in the area.
