The Director General of Kano State Primary Healthcare Management Board, Dr Muhammad Mahmud has said that about 520 children are suspected to have lost their lives following the diphtheria outbreak in the state this year (2023). Mahmud disclosed this while speaking to newsmen at a one-day media orientation on the diphtheria outbreak, supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund held …

The Kano State Government said it would require six million doses of vaccines for massive immunisation to combat the outbreak of diphtheria across the 44 local government areas of the state. The Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Ibrahim Shuaibu said on Wednesday that Governor Abba Yusuf, made the disclosure during a meeting with the representatives of the Bill & …

The Kano State Government, on Sunday, said it had activated contact tracing as the diphtheria outbreak in the state has spread to 31 out of the 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The state epidemiologist, Dr Abdullahi Karaunmata, who disclosed this in a chat with newsmen, said that over 100 patients were on hospital admission, while about 2,000 …

The Senate on Wednesday urged the Ministry of Health, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency to halt the spread of diphtheria in Nigeria. It also urged the federal government to increase funding for all institutions involved in the production and distribution of vaccines so as to effectively tackle the prevalence of communicable …

The Osun State Government has ordered immediate contact tracing as Diphtheria claimed a resident on Monday. The government noted diphtheria infections were recorded in some parts of the state with Governor Ademola Adeleke ordering the immediate activation of the State Emergency Response Centre. In a statement, the governor’s spokesperson, Mr. Olawale Rasheed said: “The Governor’s directive was issued after a …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 798 diphtheria cases in eight states across 33 local government areas in the country. The death toll, according to the centre, has also risen to 80, with a case-fatality ratio of 10 per cent as of 30 June 2023. In a press statement by its Director General, Dr Ifedayo …

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has confirmed the outbreak of diphtheria, a deadly disease, which has now claimed the life of a four-year-old boy out of five reported cases. Director of FCT Public Health Department, Sadiq Abdulrahman, who made the declaration on Monday in Abuja, said information available to the department indicated that the disease was imported from neighbouring …