Health Kano, Yobe leads list as 15,060 Nigerians are infected with diphtheria – NCDC Bamidele Akintola Oct 20, 2023 0 According to Ifedayo Adetifa, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, as of October 19, 2023,…
Health Yobe records 117 deaths from 1,796 suspected cases of Diphtheria Adetayo Kareem Oct 10, 2023 0 On Monday, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) said that 117 children had passed away since…
Health UNICEF distributes over nine million doses of diphtheria vaccines to 7 Nigerian… Adetayo Kareem Sep 28, 2023 0 Following the worst diphtheria outbreak in recent history, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has…
Health Jigawa records 10 deaths from 91 cases of Diphtheria Charity Obi Sep 22, 2023 0 The Jigawa State Ministry of Health has identified 91 instances of Diphtheria cases in 14 Local Government Areas of…
Health Diphtheria death troll hits 26 in Bauchi Charity Obi Aug 25, 2023 0 The number of people killed by the diphtheria outbreak in Bauchi has increased to 26, and 180 suspected cases have…
Health Diphtheria: NCDC confirms 1,534 cases Charity Obi Aug 9, 2023 0 There have been verified cases of diphtheria in 1,534 persons in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for…
Health 14 States at high risk of diphtheria spread – FG Charity Obi Aug 7, 2023 0 According to the Ministry of Health, the outbreak of diphtheria is highly likely to expand to 171 local government…
Health Nigeria records 83 deaths from 2,455 reported cases in 15 months Charity Obi Jul 31, 2023 0 The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) stated on Monday that 83 people died of diphtheria in…
Health Outbreak of diphtheria, yellow fever hits Bauchi State Charity Obi Jul 26, 2023 0 The outbreak of diphtheria and yellow fever in the state was verified by the Bauchi State government on Wednesday.…
Health Diphtheria claims 30 lives in Yobe, lands 42 in Isolation center Charity Obi Jul 11, 2023 0 At least 30 children have died from a suspected diphtheria outbreak, while 42 others are still hospitalized at the…