Abia Government Declares State Free Of Diphtheria
Abia State commissioner for information and culture, Okey Kanu has said the state is diphtheria-free after it recently recorded three ...
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Tetanus, Diphtheria And Maternal Mortality
The recent reports by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) of increasing cases of tetanus and diphtheria infections ...
Diphtheria Kills 4 Children In Nasarawa
Four children have been confirmed dead following the outbreak of Diphtheria in Nasarawa State. This was discussed by health educator, ...
Diphtheria: MSF Calls For Long Term Vaccination Efforts
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) also known as Doctors Without Borders, has called for long term vaccination efforts against diphtheria and ...
Diphtheria: Kano Warns Against Unnecessary Gatherings
Kano State commissioner for health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, has called on the general public to stay away from unnecessary ...
Diphtheria Cases Hit 9,478 In 20 States, 4.8m Vaccinated
The federal government has said the ongoing outbreak diphtheria has affected 9,478 children across the 20 affected states, with 4,859,181 ...
Yobe Govt Launches 6-day Diphtheria Vaccination
Yobe State Ministry of Health (SMOH) and the State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB) in collaboration with the National Primary ...
Diphtheria: Kaduna Records 20 Deaths, Outbreak Under Control In Kano
Executive director and chief executive officer (CEO) of National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib has disclosed that Kaduna ...
Diphtheria: Yobe Records 117 Deaths, 1,796 Cases
National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), has confirmed that 117 children have died following the Diphtheria outbreak in Yobe since ...
UNICEF Urges Mass Action Against Diphtheria Scourge
Amid the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, UNICEF Nigeria is sounding the alarm about the urgent need ...