The Cross River government says it’s working to bring the cholera outbreak in Ekureku community that led to the death of 20 persons under control.
Janet Ekpeyong, the Director General, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency, made this known in an interview in Calabar on Sunday.
Mrs Ekpeyong expressed sadness over the deaths, saying proactive measures have been taken to prevent further spread in the affected villages in Ekureku in Abi LGA of the state.
She said the deaths could have been avoided if protocols were followed in the affected villages.
She said the state government has deployed a response team together with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Nigerian Red Cross and the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme.
She added that “the combined team have all intervened accordingly and helped to save lives and prevent further spread of the disease.
“The government finds this incident quite unfortunate and sympathises…
