THE Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaibu, has said that an outbreak of diphtheria infection claimed 20 lives of children in Kaduna State. This was just as Shuaibu, also the Co-Chairman of the Presidential Task Force Team on Diphtheria, said …
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JIGAWA State has recorded 91 suspected cases of diphtheria in 14 local government areas. The Permanent Secretary, Jigawa Ministry of Health, Dr Salisu Muazu, disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse, the state capital, on Saturday. “There has been a diphtheria outbreak in the northern parts of Nigeria in the last …
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At least 26 persons have died from Diphtheria out of 180 suspected cases recorded across Bauchi state following the outbreak of the disease. Reports emerged that in July, five persons died from Diphtheria in Jama’are local government, which is the hotspot of the disease in the state leading to the …
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that the Diphtheria outbreak has claimed 122 lives in Nigeria, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 8.7%. According to statement issued by UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative, Dr. Cristian Munduate, a copy of which was made available to journalists in Bauchi State on …
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The Kano State Government has established three treatment centres as the cases of diphtheria in the state surged beyond 130. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Yusuf, who disclosed this on Thursday, said the state had deployed the necessary mechanisms to curtail the spread of the disease. He …
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The Kaduna State Government says it has recorded 68 suspected cases and eight deaths from diphtheria in the state. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection that usually affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. The Director of Public Health, Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Hamza …
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DEATHS from the outbreak of diphtheria disease in Kaduna have reportedly risen to 13 according to the latest official figures. A breakdown shows 10 people have reportedly died from the disease in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, while 3 children died in Makarfi Local Government Area, while …
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The Osun State Government has ordered the immediate activation of the emergency response centre to curb the spread of Diphtheria following the death of a six-year-old. Governor Ademola Adeleke gave the directive in a statement on Monday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, after receiving a situation report from the state’s …
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 798 confirmed cases of diphtheria, resulting in 80 deaths, between December 2022 and June 30th, 2023. These cases were recorded in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Director-general of the centre, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa who disclosed this in a …
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The FCT Primary Healthcare Board has reported a diphtheria outbreak in the FCT, with an index case confirmed and one death recorded. The Director of Public Health, Dr Saddiq Abdurrahman disclosed this today at a media briefing in Abuja. He said the outbreak prompted swift action as an Emergency …
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