Diphtheria: 6 states account for staggering 97% of all reported cases — NPHCDA

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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, said yesterday six states account for staggering 97 per cent of all reported diphtheria cases in the country.

The agency’s director general, Dr Faisal Shuaib, who disclosed this at the Diphtheria Outbreak Response briefing in Abuja, listed the states to include Kano, Yobe, Katsina, Borno, Kaduna, and Bauchi.

He said: ” These campaigns have been meticulously planned and executed, with a laser focus on the epicenter of the outbreak. “Today, we stand united in the face of a public health challenge that demands our unwavering attention and swift action.

 

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