Cholera Outbreak: Nigerian Government Calls For Heightened Vigilance, Urges Good Hygiene And Sanitation

The call was made in a statement issued on Sunday by the Minister of  State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako who lamented

that the World Health Organisation (WHO), has confirmed the ongoing cholera outbreak in Nigeria as part of the global resurgence of cases of cholera, classifying it as currently a “grade 3 public health emergency”, requiring maximal WHO system wide response.