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Lagos Activates Emergency Response Following Diphtheria Outbreak

The Lagos State Government has mobilised its Emergency Response Committee in reaction to a diphtheria outbreak at the King’s College Lagos boarding house, Victoria Island Annex. Professor Akin Abayomi, the State Commissioner for Health, confirmed the activation of containment measures in a statement on Monday, assuring the public that the situation was being brought under control. He urged against panic, stressing the government’s commitment to ongoing preventive measures to safeguard […]

todayMarch 11, 2025

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FG Adopts Measures To Fight Outbreak Of Diphtheria

  By Florence Adewale   The Federal Government in collaboration with relevant stakeholders has accelerated the integration of diphtheria response into the daily routine immunisation to guard against preventable diseases. The Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib made this known in Abuja at a news conference on the update from diphtheria task force emergency committee. Dr Shuaib who said the integration is a holistic strategy to […]

todayOctober 20, 2023

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Diphtheria: 130 Hospitalised In Kano, States Begin Immunisation

The Kano State Government has established three treatment centres as the cases of diphtheria in the state surged beyond 130. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Yusuf, who disclosed this on Thursday, said the state had deployed the necessary mechanisms to curtail the spread of the disease. He disclosed that over 130 persons were admitted last Monday alone as the case continued to rise. Giving an update on the […]

todayJuly 28, 2023

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House Urges NCDC, Others To Contain Outbreak Of Diphtheria

The House of Representatives has urged the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, and the Federal Ministry of Health to ensure that the outbreak of diphtheria is contained effectively and reduce the fatality ratio in confirmed cases. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion by member representing the Ilorin West/Asa Federal constituency in Kwara State, Muktar Shagaya at plenary in Abuja. The lawmaker stated that the 36 States […]

todayJuly 6, 2023