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Murmushi People’s Development Foundation led the Case Area Targeted Intervention (CATI) in Yola North. This report presents the program’s goals, strategies, achievements, and lessons from the cholera response.
From August to October 2024, the MPDF CATI team conducted operations in Alkalawa, Gwadabawa, and Limawa wards. After Rapid Diagnostic Tests confirmed cholera cases, MPDF joined forces with the Ministry of Water Resources, the WASH sector, RUWASSA, and UNICEF to launch a full-scale intervention in September.
The Cholera Treatment Center recorded about 1,000 cases. The medical team treated almost all patients, who later recovered, while 12 people died six in the facility and six at home. The CATI team disinfected areas within a 50-meter radius of each affected home, distributed cholera kits, and led hygiene campaigns. MPDF also collected 60 cartons of hygiene kits in three batches from RUWASSA through Mr. Solomon Tashara of Sorasun Foundation (SRF).
Disinfection of Affected Houses
The CATI team disinfected 60 identified households using a chlorine-based solution made from 70% High-Test Hypochlorite (HTH). They diluted the solution to suitable concentrations for each purpose 0.05% for handwashing, 0.2% for cleaning compounds and utensils, and 2% for toilets and drainages to ensure proper sanitation and infection control.
Water Chlorination Activities
MPDF worked closely with ECI & SRF together with the communities to ensure availability of clean water sources through the installation and maintenance of wells and water purification systems.
Distribution of Cholera Response Kits and Aqua Tabs
Hygiene Promotion efforts.
- Improved Sanitation and Hygiene: Promoting proper waste disposal methods and regular handwashing with clean water and soap.
- Safe Water Practices: Encouraging households to boil or properly treat drinking water to ensure its safety.
- Food Safety Measures: Educating communities to cook food thoroughly, store it properly, and consume it while fresh.
- Early Response and Treatment: Urging individuals showing symptoms to seek immediate medical care, and highlighting the use of Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) and antibiotics as prescribed by healthcare providers.
- Household Hygiene Education: Hygiene promotion sessions were conducted in 305 households as well as 4,016 individuals across Alkalawa, Limawa, and Godabawa wards, focusing on frequent handwashing, safe food preparation, and personal cleanliness. Demonstrations and practical sessions reinforced these practices.
Outcomes
- A total of 60 affected households were successfully traced through phone contacts, physical addresses, and community inquiries. Each of these households received cholera response kits and had their premises disinfected.
- The awareness campaigns led to a noticeable improvement in community knowledge and understanding of cholera prevention and control.
- Beneficiaries expressed appreciation for the completeness and usefulness of the distributed cholera kits.
- All households identified with cholera cases, along with areas containing stagnant water, were thoroughly disinfected.
- 75 households benefited from the distribution of aqua tabs for water purification.
- Hygiene promotion activities were extended to local food outlets, market places, Keke Napep groups, bakin Kogi as well as individuals on the street.
- 60 homes were disinfected using a chlorine solution derived from 70% HTH (High-Test Hypochlorite).
