The African Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Sokoto State, Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, has called for urgent government action following reports of suspected diphtheria-related deaths among children in parts of the state. Dan’iya urged health authorities to verify reports of more than 50 suspected deaths, while intensifying disease surveillance, laboratory testing, vaccination, contact tracing and treatment…
The diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State has claimed 31 lives, with 469 suspected cases recorded across 10 Local Government Areas. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Ba’amlong, said Jos North recorded the highest number of suspected cases with 370, followed by Wase with 29 and Jos South with 22. The state government has activated its…
The Plateau State Government has reported about 31 deaths from diphtheria as the outbreak spreads to approximately 10 local government areas across the state. The Commissioner for Health, Nicholas Ba’amlong, disclosed the figures in a telephone interview with BusinessDay on Monday in Jos. He said the number of cases was continuing to rise, although the fatality rate,…
Twenty-three people have died from suspected diphtheria in Plateau State over the past two weeks, as health authorities intensify efforts to contain the spread of the infectious disease. The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Nicholas Baamlong, disclosed that 143 suspected cases have been recorded during the period. He said affected patients are receiving treatment in…
The Kano State Centre for Disease Control (KNCDC) says more than 32,000 diphtheria cases have been confirmed in the state since the outbreak began in December 2022, with over 1,800 deaths recorded. The Director-General of KNCDC, Dr Muhammad Adamu Abbas, said more than 16,000 of the confirmed cases involved children who had never received any…
The Kano State House of Assembly has called for urgent intervention by the state government following reports that a diphtheria outbreak in Rano Local Government Area has claimed the lives of more than 50 children. The call was made during Tuesday’s plenary after a motion of urgent public importance was raised by Ibrahim Muhammad, representing…
At least ten children have died following a fresh outbreak of diphtheria in Agaie and Bida local government areas of Niger State. The affected children were reportedly taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Bida, where they died despite medical intervention. Local sources indicate that additional deaths may have occurred in rural communities across…
