No fewer than 1,084 lives were lost to Lassa fever, cholera, measles, meningitis, mpox, and yellow fever in Nigeria in 2022.
The report showed that more deaths were recorded from cholera, with a death toll of 583 and a case fatality rate of 3.4 per cent.The country reported 604 confirmed cases and 1549 suspected cases, with seven deaths. The cases were reported from 32 states across the country.
According to the World Health Organisation, Nigeria is at the top of the list of countries with mpox infections in the African region.A total of 1,601 suspected cases and seven confirmed cases of yellow fever were also recorded from 463 LGAs in 2022.The country also recorded 18,545 confirmed cases of measles, with 234 deaths. The cases were recorded across 40 LGAs.
In a related development, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said the ministry is monitoring the outbreak of diseases in the country. According to him, the country is currently battling diphtheria, Lassa fever, cholera, meningitis, measles, COVID-19, and yellow fever. Ehanire said, “The health sector is a joint responsibility of the state, the federal government, and even the local government, and we also try to involve the community in implementing our programmes. Everybody has a joint responsibility, but addressing a particular ailment is a collective responsibility of the federal and state governments.”All rights reserved.
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