diphtheria
2 Sep
The Director, Public Health, Edo Ministry of Health, Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, has said that the state recorded two deaths from Diphtheria disease between January and August. Ojeifo disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. He said that the two deaths were from the six confirmed cases…
31 Aug
The deadly Diphtheria disease has killed 10 persons and hundreds of suspected cases admitted in hospitals Kano State in a fresh resurgence that could result in an epidemic.
30 Aug
A resurgence of deadly Diphtheria disease has killed 10 persons and hundreds of suspected cases admitted in Kano. Consequently, the Kano State Government has activated special treatment centre across all the secondary and primary healthcare facilities to curtail the spread of the airborne disease in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, confirmed…
26 Aug
The World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Kaduna State Primary Healthcare, and Zaria Local Government, on Monday, returned to the Tukur-Tukur community in Zaria for a second round of immunization and follow-up on the reported outbreak of Diphtheria disease, which has claimed the lives of approximately five children. The Tukur-Tukur Community said they are grateful for…
25 Aug
An elder of Tukur-Tukur Community in Zaria and the Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, on Saturday, raised alarm over suspected diphtheria outbreak affecting Tukur-Tukur community of Zaria, Kaduna State. In a statement, Suleiman revealed that five children have tragically died within the past 24 hours from symptoms consistent…
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