The Disease Control Officer in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Abdullmumin Bala on Monday confirmed that two children have died while 82 others have been hospitalised following the outbreak of diarrhoea. According to NAN, the outbreak was recorded in Kafanchan and neighbouring villages of Katsit, Takau and Katsak.
He disclosed that the affected children, ages one to five, were receiving treatment in different health facilities in the area, stressing that the health department of the council had already created awareness on the disease and would undertake water treatment in affected areas to curb its spread.
Meanwhile, the Director of Health in the local council, Mrs. Sarah Dadai, said the 82 children admitted at Kafanchan Primary Healthcare Centre have been treated and discharged.
According to her
“This followed prompt intervention measures put in place by authorities of Jema’a local government and the Kaduna State Ministry of Health to arrest the situation.
“Additional drugs have been dispatched to the health facility where the affected children were admitted to forestall further cases,” she said.
