The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has attributed the recent cholera outbreak in the country to inadequate sanitation and a lack of resources.
NCDC’s Director General, Jide Idris, appeared on a Channels Television program on Saturday, June 15, to address the outbreak, which has resulted in 15 deaths in Lagos.
He urged the government to ensure access to clean water and proper sanitation facilities to help prevent further outbreaks.
He said;
“If you go back to this cholera case, to me, it’s a problem of poor sanitation, both personal and environmental; it’s a problem of lack of access to water. The easiest way for good personal hygiene is hand-washing, especially after using the toilet, and before you cook your food.
“But in a situation where you tell people to do hand-washing and there’s no access to water, it’s a problem. So, I think everybody, including the Federal Government, the state government, different agencies, local governments, even the people themselves, the community, have to come around.”
