Thursday 25 July 2024

BREAKING: NO OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA IN PLATEAU STATE---ENGR. JONATHAN (SURWASH PROGRAM COORDINATOR)

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP),

Plateau State Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) has declared the state free of cholera outbreak.

This is coming, as the country is recording high cases of cholera which is ravaging the country.

Program Coordinator, SURWASH, Engr. Jonathan Malann, made this known to newsmen on Wednesday at a press briefing at the NUJ Press Center Jos.

PLATEAU STATE

Engr. Jonathan revealed that the cholera outbreak has been recorded in 33 states of the country with no official case reported in plateau state by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).

He said, “We have recorded 1,548 suspected cases, 65 confirmed cases, and 52 deaths nationwide”.

Malann use the forum to highlight on some mechanism and steps the agency (SURWASH) is putting in place as its efforts to control the spread of the outbreak in Plateau State.

According to him, the Government of Plateau State continues to work with multiple local government and international stakeholders to ensure targeted and timely response activities.

Adding that, “Another multisectoral approach among others that is worth noting is the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Hygiene (SURWASH) program supported by the World Bank to the Government of Nigeria (GoN) through a facility of USD 700million using Banking Financing instruments namely: a Program for Result (PforR) component, and an Investment Project Financing (IPF) technical assistance component.

“The program is for a six-year period in seven states starting from May 2021 to June 2027. The state include: Ekiti, Delta, Gombe, Imo, Kaduna, Katsina and Plateau State”. He stated.

The Program coordinator further said that the agency has put in modalities to ensure that over One Million Plateau households have access to portable drinking water.

Engr. Jonathan said, the present administration under Governor Caleb Mutfwang (Esq), has approved the procurement of bulk assorted water treatment chemicals for the state water supply agencies (Jos Water Service Corporation, Plateau Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Agency and Plateau Rural Water Supply, and Sanitation Agency.

With the need assessment that access to safe water has become necessary, Engr. Jonathan disclosed that the Plateau State Government has embarked on several construction rehabilitation exercises.   

Flanked by the Bosses of, Jos Water Service Corporation, Plateau Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Agency and Plateau Rural Water Supply, and Sanitation Agency, He said, “Rehabilitation of Yelwa Water Treatment Plant, Extension of Water Pipeline Distribution Network to about 11, 000 beneficiaries in Gyel community in Jos South  Local Government Area (LGA), Rehabilitation of water Treatment Plants in Bokkos, Langtang North, and upgrading of Wase Ground Water Works, to provide 30,000 beneficiaries in the above mentioned LGAs.

“Construction of 13 Isolated Water Schemes in Mangu, Bokkos, Langtang North, Wase and Jos South LGAs of the state towards increasing access to about 130, 000 beneficiaries in the LG areas”.

“Construction of 50 Hand pumping Boreholes in 50 communities in Bokkos, Langtang North, Wase, and Jos South LGAs of the state towards increasing access to about 12, 500 beneficiaries in the LGAs.

Construction of 90 Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Facilities in Primary Schools and Primary Health care Centers in Mangu, Bokkos, Langtang North, Wase and Jos South LGAs, towards increasing access to WASH services in schools and PHCs towards increasing school enrolment and improving material and child care in the LGAs”.

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