The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has activated its Cholera Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) following the confirmation of 11 cases out of 32 suspected cases of the disease.
The action is part of heightened surveillance and preparedness efforts to address a potential cholera outbreak within the territory.
Permanent Secretary of the FCT Health Services and Environment Secretariat, Baba Gana Adam, emphasized the need for the activation, citing a widespread of cholera cases nationwide.
While activating the Cholera Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), he stressed that, as a rapidly growing city, the FCT remains vulnerable to cholera, making it crucial to adopt preventive and containment strategies to mitigate any potential outbreak.
According to him, the Secretariat would commit all necessary resources to avert a cholera crisis, calling on stakeholders to collaborate and develop effective, sustainable strategies to curb the disease.
In response, the FCT Public Health Department convened a Cholera Update meeting, gathering key stakeholders to assess the situation, focusing on mapping high-risk areas and clarifying the roles and responsibilities of each party in addressing the threat.
Gadzama emphasized that the FCT had implemented several preparedness measures even before the first cholera cases were confirmed.
These measures, according to him, include identifying high-risk areas, which are now on high alert, launching public education and awareness campaigns, and providing training for healthcare workers.
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