Agege Local Government Area has announced the suspension of food vendors in schools to prevent the cholera outbreak in the council area as the disease spreads.
This is even as the council has also initiated a rigorous sensitisation campaign to prevent the disease in its communities.
The chairman of the council, Ganiyu Egunjobi made this known in a chat with journalists on Friday.
Egunjobi said, “We have suspended all school food vendors to ensure the safety of the pupils and students.”
According to the council chairman, efforts have been made to educate market stakeholders and schools via radio to prevent the outbreak within the community.
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He said, “We have informed both pupils and students on radio stations to bring their own food to ensure their safety from cholera. This development will allow us to detect and prevent outbreaks in our community.”
He noted that schools were visited and inspected to ensure the children were in good health and a clean environment.
Egunjobi further said that market traders in various communities were enlightened and sensitized to maintain environmental hygiene to prevent the outbreak.
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He said, “We are using various means, including landlord associations, to advise our people on ensuring hygiene in preparing food and drinks.
“We urge residents to familiarize themselves with precautionary measures against the deadly cholera outbreak.”
Meanwhile, there are indications that the death toll from the latest cholera outbreak has increased to 40 with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosing that the country does not have enough vaccines.
According to the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Jide Idris, Nigeria has placed an order for more cholera vaccines from donor agencies, even though the date of delivery is still unknown.
