Zamfara State has recorded 179 deaths from 12,052 suspected cases of cholera, representing a 1.4 percent fatality rate, lower than the national average of 3.3 percent.
Commenting, the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government (SSG), Malam Abubakar Nakwada, said the significantly low cholera fatality rate in Zamfara State was due to the efforts of the Zamfara State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC), frontline health workers, and partners.
The figure reflects the state’s intensified response to the outbreak across all 14 local government areas.
Malam Nakwada stated this during a meeting with the PHEOC, led by the State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Nafisa Muhammad Maradun, to review the status of the ongoing cholera outbreak.
In a statement also issued by the Senior Special Assistant on Media, Office of the Secretary to the State Government, Sulaiman Ahmad Tudu, the SSG reaffirmed the commitment of Governor Dauda Lawal’s administration to strengthening preparedness and response mechanisms to prevent future outbreaks.
During the strategic meeting, the State Epidemiologist and leader of the PHEOC, Dr. Ahmad Gusau, who presented an elaborate update, highlighted the trends of the outbreak across the 14 local government areas over the past 39 epi-weeks.
He attributed the improvement to effective case management strategies, activation of Rapid Response Teams, active surveillance, and the establishment of Cholera Treatment Centres and Oral Dehydration Points across the state.
The Secretary to the State Government urged health workers to sustain efforts to contain the disease, warning that each recorded case represents a life at risk.
