BY ABDALAH EL-KUREBE
Sokoto – Fifteen people have so far died as a result of an oubreak of gastro-enteritis in six villages in Wurno Local Government of Sokoto State in the last 20 days.
Chairman of the local government, Alhaji Shehu Chacho who revealed this in an interview told Vanguard that the local government council had spent about N1.3 million on procurement of assorted drugs and water treatment chemicals for use in the affected areas.
Chacho said that the affected villages included Tungar-Dankawu, Ruga, Kagara, Mahici, Lahodu and Gidan-Bango.
According to him, about 336 cases were reported in the villages before the situation was brought under control. He added that the state government as well as Doctors Without Borders (Medicines Sans Frontiers –MSF) complemented efforts in bringing the situation under control.
Sokoto – Fifteen people have so far died as a result of an oubreak of gastro-enteritis in six villages in Wurno Local Government of Sokoto State in the last 20 days.
Chairman of the local government, Alhaji Shehu Chacho who revealed this in an interview told Vanguard that the local government council had spent about N1.3 million on procurement of assorted drugs and water treatment chemicals for use in the affected areas.
Chacho said that the affected villages included Tungar-Dankawu, Ruga, Kagara, Mahici, Lahodu and Gidan-Bango.
According to him, about 336 cases were reported in the villages before the situation was brought under control. He added that the state government as well as Doctors Without Borders (Medicines Sans Frontiers –MSF) complemented efforts in bringing the situation under control.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/15-die-of-gastro-enteritis-in-sokoto/