International Travel Medicine Center of Iran International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health 2322-1100 12 3 2024 09 01 Public health impacts of flooding: A case study of 2022 flood outbreak in Nigeria 145 153 198118 10.30491/ijtmgh.2024.433930.1400 EN Ridwan O Adesola Adesorin Close, Atidade, Ogberin Area, Valentine Chidalu Okeke Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria Nwachukwu Promise Chris Green Promise Initiative International, Nigeria Chinonye Kamsi Dike Future Wildlife Conservationists Club, Nigeria Okorie Isaac Olughu University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria Journal Article 2024 01 04 Flood refers to an excessive outflow or inflow of water, especially across the normally dry ground (occasionally referred to as a natural calamity). Recently, several outbreaks of flood have been reported in several cities in Nigeria. In recent months, the number of people affected by widespread flooding across Nigeria has risen to over 3.2 million out of 5 million people in Africa, with over 600 fatalities. Flood events in recent years resulted in the loss of life and huge damages to human welfare, requiring urgent reaction. We aim to look at the public health impacts of flooding in Nigeria and provide an everlasting solution to the associated challenges. We center our investigations mostly on recent flooding in Nigeria with the different assumptions surrounding it. https://www.ijtmgh.com/article_198118_736cec3fca4f049e4cfc88d5c6765978.pdf