Borno State Government on Friday said 10 cholera patients are currently undergoing treatment in the North-Eastern state.
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Professor Arab Mohammed disclosed this in Maiduguri while giving an update on the government’s efforts in addressing cholera and other infectious diseases among the Internally Displaced Persons relocated to liberated communities.
He said the patients were being treated in government hospitals in the state capital, adding that immunisation for measles is ongoing across camps and settlements in liberated Communities.
According to Professor Mohammed, portable drinking water, and healthcare facilities complete with drugs are provided in the IDP settlements.
The Commissioner also received a 20-bed capacity healthcare facility constructed by partners on behalf of the State Government at Bama, one of the liberated towns hosting thousands of IDPs.