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The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has confirmed a diarrhoea outbreak at the Government Girls Senior and Junior Secondary School, Kawo, affecting 81 students, with 15 hospitalised.
The state epidemiologist, Jeremiah Diako, who led the Rapid Response Team, said the affected students were aged between 16 and 17.
“All hospitalised students have since been discharged after receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Kawo,” Diako stated.
He said investigations have been concluded and the ministry has rolled out urgent preventive measures to avoid recurrence.
“The ministry is recommending the establishment of school-based surveillance systems, improved disease reporting, and training on food safety and waste management,” he added.
The Health Ministry further emphasised the need to strengthen local outbreak preparedness and standardise case referral procedures.
“We must act swiftly to safeguard the health of our students,” the ministry said in a statement on Friday.
