UNICEF da Gwamnatin Zamfara sun yi hadakar samun ingantaccen ruwan sha, a yayin barkewar cutar kolera
UNICEF da Gwamnatin Zamfara sun yi hadakar samun ingantaccen ruwan sha, a yayin barkewar cutar kolera
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Daga Tosin Kolade
Abuja, 9 ga Yuli, 2025 (NAN) Hukumar Kula da Yara ta Majalisar Dinkin Duniya (UNICEF) da Gwamnatin Zamfara sun kara zage damtse don inganta samun ruwan sha mai lafiya a cikin al’ummomin da cutar kolera ta shafa a jihar.
Mista Obinna Uche, Kwararren Masanin WASH na UNICEF, ya bayyana wannan ne a lokacin taron WASH-in-Emergency na yanar gizo da Ma’aikatar Ruwan Najeriya da Tsabtace Muhalli, hukumomi masu ruwa da tsaki, da abokan tarayya da ya gudana a ranar Laraba a Abuja.
A cewar bayanai daga Jami’in Kula da Lafiya na Jihar (makonni 1-27), yara 1,500 sun kamu da cutar kuma an samu mutuwa 130 a fadin Kananan Hukumomi 11, tare da yawan mace-macen dake kai kashi biyu na dari.
Uche ya ce wannan shirin yana daga cikin kokarin hadin gwiwa don katse yaduwar cuta da magance tushen matsalolin da ke haifar da barkewar
cututtukan ruwa a jihar.
Yace “muna kula da gudanar da aiki da goyon bayan martanin jihar tare da hadin gwiwar abokan aiki daga fannin lafiya, lura, da sadarwar
haɗarin.
“Ana yin wannan ne ta hanyar ofishin filinmu na Sokoto, dukkan ayyuka suna gudana cikin jituwa.
“Babban burinmu shine kauracewa babbatar cutar da cewa mutane suna da damar samun ruwan lafiya, sabobin tsafta, da ingantaccen bayani.
“Muna da tabbacin cewa tare da ci gaba da kokarin mu, adadin shigowar za su ragu a makonnin da ke tafe,” in ji shi.
Kafin haka, Dr Abubakar Galadima, Manajan Shirin, Hukumar Samar da Ruwan Sha da Tsafta ta Kasa (RUWASSA), Zamfara, ya ce jihar ta fara samar da ruwan sha na gaggawa har lita 80,000 a kullum ga al’ummomin da aka fi shafa.
Ya ce wannan shawarar ta biyo bayan wani gaggawar kimanta WASH da ta gano hadarin gurbacewar ruwa mai tsanani, musamman a
Gusau LGA, wanda ke dauke da sama da kashi 60 cikin dari na dukkanin shigar da aka rubuta.
“Yawancin gidajen Gusau suna dogara da rafin bude, yayin da madadin, wanda hukumar ruwan ke bayarwa, ba shi da lafiya saboda tubalan rarraba suna gudana ta hanyoyin ruwa da suka ciko na gida.
“Mun tuntubi hukumar ruwa ta Jihar bisa ka’ida kuma mun nemi a dakatar da bayar da ruwa daga waɗannan wurare marasa lafiya cikin gaggawa.
“A halin yanzu, muna kawo litoci 40,000 na ruwa mai tsafta kowane safe da yamma ga al’ummomin da abin ya shafa.”
Ya bayyana cewa ana ci gaba da gwajin ingancin ruwa ta amfani da kwalban H₂S a dukkan kananan hukumomin da abin ya shafa, tare da goyon bayan UNICEF da sauran abokan hulɗa.
Galadima ya kara da cewa ana horar da masu sa kai daga cikin al’umma, kwamitocin WASH (WASHCOMs), masu daura chlorine, da
Kwamitin Cigaban Gundumimi (WDCs) don tallafawa aiwatar da Shirin Horon Sanar da Cholera (CATI).
Ya yabawa UNICEF bisa bayar da mahimman kayan aiki, ciki har da kayan cholera, Aquatabs don tsarkake ruwa, kayan kariya, da abubuwan tsafta. Duk da haka, ya bayyana damuwarsa akan jinkirin sakin kudaden jihar don shirin.
“Ko da yake mun san cewa akwai kudaden hadin gwiwa, muna ci gaba da bin har zuwa tabbatar da cewa an yi yekuwa a jihar don tsoma baki,” in ji shi.
Misis Elizabeth Ugoh, Daraktar Kulawa da ingancin Ruwa da Tsanaki a Ma’aikatar Kula da Albarkatun Ruwa da Tsanaki ta Tarayya, ta
jaddada bukatar zuba jari na dogon lokaci cikin hanyoyin ruwa da tsanaki.
Ta ce irin wadannan jarin suna da matukar muhimmanci wajen hana barkewar cututtuka na gaba a cikin al’ummomi masu rauni.
Ugoh ta bukaci Zamfara RUWASSA da ta tura abubuwan da suka gano da sabuntawar tsoma bakinta ga kwamishinan da gwamna, tana
nuna cewa barkewar cholera ta kasance babbar matsala ta lafiya a cikin al’umma.
Ta kuma jaddada muhimmancin tsaftace ruwan sha da wanke hannu akai-akai a lokuta masu mahimmanci don rage yaduwar cututtuka ta hanyar shan ruwa maras kyau a cikin al’ummomin da abin ya shafa.
Kamfanin Dillancin Labarai na Najeriya (NAN) ya bayar da rahoton cewa an kuma gabatar da bayani daga Cibiyar Kula da Cuta ta Najeriya,
Hukumar Kula da Ruwa ta Najeriya da wakilai daga jihohin Benue da Niger. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
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