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Cholera Outbreak: Nigeria to Receive Vaccines soon - Gavi

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Friday, July 19, 2024 at 04:38 PM

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Cholera Outbreak: Nigeria to Receive Vaccines soon - Gavi

Dr. Sania Nishtar , Chief Executive Officer of Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, has revealed that cholera vaccines would soon arrive in Nigeria.

Nishtar who disclosed this on her X handle on Thursday said the vaccine will help to curb the deadly and ongoing disease outbreak.

Nishtar tweeted, “Encouraged to learn that #Cholera vaccines from the #Gavi-funded global vaccine stockpile will soon arrive in Nigeria to help curb the country’s deadly and ongoing outbreak. We stand ready to work with our partners #UNICEF and #WHO to support Minister #muhammadpate, #Fmohnigeria, and #NCDCgov’s timely efforts to contain this outbreak and protect those at the highest risk.

“Despite the large number of cholera outbreaks this year, our stockpile is now fully replenished, and production continues at maximum capacity. We hope to keep supporting cholera-affected countries with their control plans. #stopcholera.”

The Minister of Health and SocialWelfare, Prof Muhammad Pate while responding to the tweet thanked Gavi’s CEO for facilitating the vaccines.

Pate tweeted, “Thanks #SaniaNishtar for facilitating our early access to

#gavi-funded #Cholera vaccines. We will deploy the vaccines efficiently and effectively in response to the ongoing outbreak.

“Thanks also to President Tinubu #officialABAT for his astute leadership in setting up a multi-sector cabinet committee to support the Emergence Operations Centre led by #NCDCgov to work with our 36 states in a national response to the outbreak. We are seeing early signs of slowing down but we’ll not relent as the situation can reverse. So, the cholera vaccines strengthen our hands.”

The minister also affirmed that the Federal Government is accelerating efforts to improve the water and sanitation situation in the country.

Nishtar had on June 27, 2024, expressed concern about the cholera outbreak in Nigeria and assured their willingness to support the country in its response, including requesting emergency vaccine doses where needed.

World Health Organisation recommend three pre-qualified oral cholera vaccines available – Dukoral, Shanchol and Euvichol. The vaccines require two doses for full protection.

Cholera is a highly contagious food and waterborne disease, caused by the ingestion of the organism, Vibrio cholerae, in contaminated water and food.

The main cause of Cholera has been linked to the consumption of contaminated water and inadequate sanitation, exacerbated by the onset of the rainy season, which often leads to increased cholera cases due to flooding and compromised water sources.

It's recorded that as of July 15, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 3,623 suspected cholera cases and 103 deaths across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

According to reports, the current outbreak has spread to 187 Local Government Areas, with a cumulative case fatality rate of 2.8 percent since the beginning of the year.

The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Jide Idris noted that the predominant age affected was five years old, while males account for 52 percent of cases and females account for the rest..

He, however, said there was a 5.6 percent decline in the number of cases in this reporting week (July 8 -14) as compared to the preceding week.

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Cholera Outbreak: Nigeria to Receive Vaccines soon - Gavi

Dr. Sania Nishtar , Chief Executive Officer of Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, has revealed that cholera vaccines would soon arrive in Nigeria.

Nishtar who disclosed this on her X handle on Thursday said the vaccine will help to curb the deadly and ongoing disease outbreak.

“Despite the large number of cholera outbreaks this year, our stockpile is now fully replenished, and production continues at maximum capacity. We hope to keep supporting cholera-affected countries with their control plans. #stopcholera.”

The Minister of Health and SocialWelfare, Prof Muhammad Pate while responding to the tweet thanked Gavi’s CEO for facilitating the vaccines.

Pate tweeted, “Thanks #SaniaNishtar for facilitating our early access to

#gavi-funded #Cholera vaccines. We will deploy the vaccines efficiently and effectively in response to the ongoing outbreak.

The minister also affirmed that the Federal Government is accelerating efforts to improve the water and sanitation situation in the country.

Nishtar had on June 27, 2024, expressed concern about the cholera outbreak in Nigeria and assured their willingness to support the country in its response, including requesting emergency vaccine doses where needed.

World Health Organisation recommend three pre-qualified oral cholera vaccines available – Dukoral, Shanchol and Euvichol. The vaccines require two doses for full protection.

Cholera is a highly contagious food and waterborne disease, caused by the ingestion of the organism, Vibrio cholerae, in contaminated water and food.

The main cause of Cholera has been linked to the consumption of contaminated water and inadequate sanitation, exacerbated by the onset of the rainy season, which often leads to increased cholera cases due to flooding and compromised water sources.

It's recorded that as of July 15, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 3,623 suspected cholera cases and 103 deaths across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

According to reports, the current outbreak has spread to 187 Local Government Areas, with a cumulative case fatality rate of 2.8 percent since the beginning of the year.

The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Jide Idris noted that the predominant age affected was five years old, while males account for 52 percent of cases and females account for the rest..

He, however, said there was a 5.6 percent decline in the number of cases in this reporting week (July 8 -14) as compared to the preceding week.

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