Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that fifty-eight persons died from Cholera in the first half of last year, maintaining that to combat cholera was not just a government responsibility, but also the active involvement of every stakeholder.
Speaking on at the inauguration ceremony and Inception meeting of the intervention project on emergency capacity building of the informal food and water vendors and waste workers in flood-affected Lagos to combat Cholera outbreaks, governor Sanwo-Olu, commended the Japanese government for funding the project to check Cholera outbreaks in Lagos
He noted that in Nigeria, cholera remained a recurrent health crisis, with outbreaks occurring almost annually.
Represented by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, the governor said that flood-induced water contamination, poor hygiene awareness among informal vendors and waste workers, inadequate waste management overwhelmed by floods, and weak enforcement of public health regulations were key drivers of the recurring outbreaks.
