Governor Fashola
The Lagos State government has urged residents to maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and keep their environment clean.
This is to curb the spread of cholera, which has killed three people in various parts of the state, with several others hospitalised.
In a statement yesterday, Commissioner for Information and Strategy Lateef Ibirogba said the government was on top of the situation.
He said the ministries of Health, Environment and Information; the Waste Management Authority and the State Water Corporation were working together to assess the health and environmental status of communities prone to cholera.
Ibirogba said Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) committees at the local government and state levels had been sensitised on how to respond to cholera cases.
He said the government had distributed cholera treatment drugs to all health centres.
To prevent the disease, Ibirogba urged residents to wash their hands frequently with soap and water; boil water before drinking it if the source was in doubt; wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before eating; cook food thoroughly before eating; dispose waste items properly and keep water containers clean.
He said: “Cholera is contracted through the ingestion of contaminated food or water and can be transmitted through direct or indirect contact of food or water with the faeces of infected persons. The disease should be suspected in any person who develops diarrheoa with or without vomiting, weakness, excessive loss of body fluid (dehydration), restlessness, irritability or dies from frequent stooling.”
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