To curb the epidemic that has so far killed 39 people in the last three weeks in 18 out of the 23 local government areas of the State, Sokoto state Government has Constituted three rapid response teams.
The Commissioner for Health, Dr Ali Inname disclosed this to reporters yesterday in Sokoto while giving an update on the gastroenteritis epidemic ravaging the state.
Inname said the state government had stockpiled adequate intravenous fluids, drugs and other related medications which are being distributed to all the affected local government areas.
He also said the ministry was conducting a statewide immunisation against gastroenteritis as part of efforts to stem the tide of the disease.
According to Inname, 23 out of the casualties were recorded in the first two weeks of the epidemic, while the remaining 16 were recorded in the past one week.
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