• 401 suspected cases in state, Lagos Island, Kosofe, Eti Osa record highest numbers • CAPPA tasks govt on citizens’ access to safe public water New update on the current cholera epidemic has revealed that despite efforts to contain the disease, stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector need to do more, and urgently. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) had, on June 13, 2024, announced it found 1,141 suspected cases. Of the figure, 65 were confirmed while 30 deaths were said to have been recorded across 96 local councils in 30 states. The data was collected between January

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