LG Buys N1.3m Drugs To Fight Cholera

The Kebbe Local Government of Sokoto State said on Thursday that it bought drugs worth N1.3 million to curb cholera and other communicable diseases in the area.

Alhaji Bala Kokani, the Chairman of the council, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto that the drugs were distributed to all the health facilities in the 11 electoral wards of the area.

``They are to be dispensed free to pregnant women, the elderly, indigent and other vulnerable persons," he said.

Kokani said that the recent outbreak of gastro enteritis in some villages had been brought under control.

``The ugly situation is fully under control and we have been sensitising the people to always boil their water before drinking.

``This remains the only efficacious option available to the people to prevent the outbreak of epidemics," the chairman said.

Kokani also advised the people to use the open dug wells provided across the area and to stop defecating in streams and rivers, to prevent the spread of diseases. (NAN)


Source: Leadership