Muhammad Pate, coordinating minister of health and social welfare, says the federal government has mobilised resources to contain the spread of cholera in the country.

Pate spoke when he appeared on ‘The Morning Brief’, a Channels Television programme, on Wednesday.

He said a technical working group was established through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to support states in reducing disease transmission.

“We had anticipated the seasonal outbreak some months ago. The president approved contingency financing for the NCDC and that is what has been used so far, in addition to technical financing,” he said.

The states also have a role to play to release their own funding.

“Thirty-one states are affected, 107 local governments are affected; about 1,500 cholera cases have been recorded so far in the country.”

The health minister assured Nigerians that the cholera outbreak would be curbed.