…Health authorities intensify response efforts …Govt partners WHO, UNICEF to curb spread Lagos State has recorded 10 confirmed cases of diphtheria between January 1 and March 27, 2025, as health authorities intensify efforts to curb the outbreak. According to the…
The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state recorded 10 confirmed cases of diphtheria between Jan. 1 and March 27, 2025. Abayomi said in a statement on Sunday, that health authorities were intensifying efforts to control the…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) have reiterated the importance of vaccinating children against diphtheria, a potentially deadly but vaccine-preventable disease. Dr Muyi Aina, ED/CEO, NPHCDA, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in…
By Sodiq Adelakun Lagos State has confirmed 14 cases of diphtheria at King’s College Annex in Victoria Island, with one fatality reported. The confirmation came during an inspection visit by the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, on…
The Lagos State Government has mobilised its Emergency Response Committee in reaction to an outbreak of diphtheria at the King’s College boarding house in the Victoria Island Annex. The announcement follows a report that disclosed the presence of diphtheria in…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no fewer than 1,191 persons have been killed by diphtheria from May, 2023 to date across Nigeria. Dr Muzzammil Gadanya, the Incident Manager, National Diphtheria Emergency Operations Centre (NCDC), disclosed this on…
…Confirms spread in 170 LGAs Nigeria is battling a severe outbreak of diphtheria, a bacterial infection that has claimed the lives of 309 people and infected 7,784 others across 170 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 21 states. The Nigeria Centre…
Infectious diseases have remained one topical health issue of the globe. In Nigeria, the state of such diseases in line with the demography is a subject ridden with depth of discourse. While there have been preventive measures most of which have…
…As FG beefs up surveillance, response activities No less than 7,202 cases of diphtheria out of the 11,587 suspected cases in the Country have been confirmed across 105 Local Government Areas in 18 States in Nigeria, including the Federal Capital…
In a frantic race against the ticking clock, Nigeria finds itself entangled in a fierce battle with the resurgence of diphtheria outbreaks, setting off deafening alarm bells for the nation’s health guardians. Disease outbreaks have always posed a significant threat…
