The Ogun State Government has issued a public Health alert over the rising number of diphtheria cases across the state, urging residents to take urgent preventive measures against the potentially fatal disease. The Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, said Read more…
The Ogun state government, through the Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, on Tuesday alerted members of the public on the rise in the number of diphtheria cases across the state. According to Coker, diphtheria is a bacterial infection that Read more…
A diphtheria outbreak in Agaie and Bida Local Government Areas of Niger State has allegedly claimed the lives of ten children admitted at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Bida. It was gathered that reports of the disease outbreak emerged over Read more…
In a heartbreaking tragedy that has plunged a family into mourning and sent shockwaves across the Hotoron Yan Dodo community in Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State, four out of five children from a single household have died from Read more…
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has issued an alert, warning Nigerians of the outbreak of infectious diseases across the country. The NCDC, while issuing the warning on Friday via its website, confirmed Read more…
At least three kids have died and six more infected after a suspected diphtheria outbreak in Zaria, Kaduna State. Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr. Bello Jamoh, stated that the outbreak was now nearly 10 months Read more…
The Edo State Government has confirmed the detection of 15 suspected cases of diphtheria, with six individuals testing positive and three deaths recorded thus far. This disclosure was made by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, during the official Read more…
Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Cyril Oshiomhole, has confirmed that three fatalities have been recorded following the outbreak of diphtheria in the state. Dr Oshiomhole made this known over the weekend during a media briefing in Benin City, where Read more…
Edo State is witnessing a rise in suspected diphtheria cases, raising alarm over an apparent shortage of vaccines to contain the spread. Reports indicate that the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, is currently under pressure, grappling with an influx Read more…
The Edo State Government on Wednesday said it has placed hospitals across the state on “high alert” over the recent outbreak of diphtheria, a bacterial infection that affects the upper respiratory tract. The government, in a state by the Read more…