The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has attributed the recent cholera outbreak in the country to poor sanitation and a shortage of resources.
The agency’s Director General, Jide Idris, discussed the outbreak, which has already claimed 15 lives in Lagos, during an appearance on Channels Television on Saturday, June 15. He called on governments to provide access to clean water and toilets to help prevent further outbreaks.
Idris stated, “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.”
