It has been disclosed that in 2018, Cholera outbreak in Bauchi state claimed a total of 28 lives due to lack of access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services particularly in the rural areas where open defecation is very rampant.
This disclosure was made in Bauchi on Tuesday during a press conference held as Bauchi state joins others to mark the 2019 World Toilet Day powered by the Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN).
NEWSAN which is supported by WaterAid Nigeria revealed the figures in a document it released tagged: ‘Driving Political Will to End Cholera in Bauchi State’, in commemoration of the 2019 World Toilet Day in Bauchi adding that 9,725 cholera cases were…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
