The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shu’main says over 80 percent of children who died of diptheria or admitted in hospitals never received routine childhood immunisations.
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The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Monday, confirmed that 117 children died following Diphtheria outbreak in Yobe since 2022.
Nigeria has recorded 13,204 suspected diphtheria cases in the current outbreak as of Tuesday.
The National Emergency Task Force and Coordination for Diphtheria in Nigeria, has said Kano, Yobe, Katsina, Borno, Kaduna, and Bauchi states are struggling with escaping cases of diphtheria.
Jigawa state has recorded 91 suspected cases of diphtheria in 14 local government areas.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday commended the Kano State Government for its political commitment demonstrated to arrest the diphtheria outbreak in some parts of the state.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on the Federal Government to increase routine vaccination to nip outbreaks in the bud.
Experts on Tuesday raised concerns over the lack of a unified system for reporting diphtheria data in Nigeria.
The UNICEF has revealed that diphtheria has claimed the lives of 122 children in Nigeria as at July 2023.
Dr Hassan Shuaibu, a public health expert, has urged the Bauchi state government to intensify the awareness and vaccination campaign to end the spread of diphtheria in the state.