THE United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has the second highest cases of cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa.UNICEF regional director for West and Central Africa, Gilles ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria is seeing one of its worst cholera outbreaks in years, with more than 2,300 people dying from suspected cases as Africa’s most populous country struggles to deal with ...

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The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jide Idris, has said a total of 2,102 suspected cholera cases and 63 deaths have been recorded across 33 states ...

Thousands of cases of cholera have been reported in Nigeria between January and June 2021. The northern states of Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Plateau and Zamfara are among those affected.

Nigeria has been hit by a surge in cholera cases in recent weeks, focused on the country's north and adding to a public health crisis accompanied by a rise in COVID-19 cases.

The UN Children’s Fund says Nigeria has the second-highest number of cases of cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa. UNICEF Regional Director for ...

Nigeria is seeing one of its worst cholera outbreaks in years, with more than 2,300 people dying from suspected cases as the West African nation struggles to deal with multiple disease outbreaks.

Sokoto State has Nigeria’s fourth-highest count of suspected cholera cases. Ali Inname, its health commissioner, said 22 of its 23 “Local Government Areas” have been hit by the outbreak.