{"id":95364,"date":"2022-05-27T08:33:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T07:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=95364"},"modified":"2022-05-27T08:33:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T07:33:04","slug":"measles-kills-14-children-in-anambra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/measles-kills-14-children-in-anambra\/","title":{"rendered":"Measles kills 14 children in Anambra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Anambra state government has confirmed the death of 14 children from measles outbreak in nine local government areas of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike confirmed the figure in Awka on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He said that 414 cases of measles were recorded in nine local government areas in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Obidike listed the affected local government areas as Anambra East, Anambra West, Ayamelum, Ihiala, Idemili North, Nnewi North, Onitsha North, Njikoka, and Oyi.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner said that support from World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children\u2019s Fund helped the state to curtail the spread.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn March, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) alerted us of measles outbreak in nine LGAs in the state. We contacted the WHO and UNICEF to assist us curtail further spread of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe disease spread from nine LGAs to 13 LGAs but with the help of WHO, we activated surveillance and our emergency response team in the affected LGAs and wards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, we recorded case fatalities. We lost about 14 children to the Measles outbreak out of 414 cases we had.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is something we need to be mindful of because the case fatality is high, about 48 per cent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said 19, 609 unvaccinated children from age zero to 59 months had been vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner said that the surrounding communities of the nine local government areas were also vaccinated to prevent the spread of the disease.<\/p>\n<p>He identified the impact of COVID-19 which affected routine immunisation in the state in 2021 as the major reason for the outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also noticed that people living in clusters, poor environmental hygiene practices and poor uptake of vaccine were the other causes of the outbreak in the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have contacted the Ministries of Environment and Water Resources, to improve environmental hygiene and water supply<br \/>\nin those affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will also intensify social mobilisation to encourage residents to receive vaccination. 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