DIPHTHERIA

EDO RECORDS THREE DIPHTHERIA DEATHS, CONFIRMS SIX CASES

Edo State Commissioner for Health, Cyril Oshiomhole, has confirmed that three fatalities have been recorded following the outbreak of diphtheria…

8 months ago

States Consider Facemasks As Diphtheria Cases Escalate

As diphtheria spreads further across the country, the federal government has urged the affected 19 states to reintroduce the use…

2 years ago

83 Persons Die, 836 Already Infected as Diphtheria Spreads to 8 States

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA revealed that Nigeria has recorded 83 deaths and 836 confirmed cases of…

3 years ago

Kano Govt Sets Up Treatment Centres for Diphtheria

The Kano State Government has deployed necessary mechanisms to curtail growing cases of diphtheria disease as no fewer than three…

3 years ago

DIPHTHERIA SPREADS TO LAGOS, NCDC MONITORS OSUN, YOBE

The resurgence of diphtheria disease in some parts of Nigeria have made experts raised concerns about the vaccination coverage and…

3 years ago