A total of twenty-three (23) cholera cases and one death were recorded within ten months in Oyo State.
Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oluwasherimi Ajetumobi who disclosed this on Tuesday said these cases were reported between January 1 to October 7, 2024.
Ajetumobi explained that the only death recorded was a patient brought from Lagos.
She added that nine other patients currently on admission at the Infectious Disease Center, Olodo in Ibadan were responding to treatment and would soon be discharged.
The Commissioner who disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan at the end of the weekly executive council meeting, also said a request for approval of the sum of N 210, 243.000 state counterpart fund for the support of the net campaign coming up in May 2025 was considered at the meeting.
She said, ”As part of the activities towards the net campaign, there are some things that we need to do and that is the reason for the request.
“The United States Agency for International Development USAID, initiative has procured a total of 5,670, 644 nets for the state, and the state is expected to pay a counterpart fund of N 210, 243.000. According to Ajetumobi, the counterpart fund will address micro-planning which includes, logistics, flag-off, net campaign, storage and distribution across the 33 local governments of the state.
”Just as we know the burden of severe malaria in Oyo State disproportionately affects the vulnerable population particularly children under five, pregnant women and the elderly.
“Malaria, if happened during pregnancy, can lead to severe outcomes ranging from severe anaemia, miscarriage, and low birth weight which she said adversely affect maternal and foetal health”, she said.
Ajetumobi assured that every household would benefit from the net distribution exercise with consideration for the vulnerable persons particularly children under five years, pregnant women and the elderly.
