Six northern states account for 97 per cent of diphtheria cases

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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says six states account for a staggering 97 per cent of all reported diphtheria cases in the

The states, according to the agency’s Director General, Dr Faisal Shuaib, who spoke on Tuesday at the Diphtheria Outbreak Response Press Conference in Abuja are Kano, Yobe, Katsina, Borno, Kaduna, and Bauchi.

He stated that the disease has cast a dark shadow over communities, particularly impacting children who are the most vulnerable citizens, saying that in recent months, the agency has launched rapid and comprehensive vaccination campaigns across the affected regions.

 

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