Outbreak of Diphtheria has claimed 10 lives, mostly children, as 91 cases were reported from 14 local councils of Jigawa State. The Permanent Secretary (PS), Jigawa State Ministry of Health, Dr Salisu Mu’azu, confirmed this while fielding questions from newsmen on Diphtheria outbreak in the state. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) recently raised the […]
Outbreak of Diphtheria has claimed 10 lives, mostly children, as 91 cases were reported from 14 local councils of Jigawa State. The Permanent Secretary , Jigawa State Ministry of Health, Dr Salisu Mu'azu, confirmed this while fielding questions from newsmen on Diphtheria outbreak in the state.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières recently raised the alarm over long protocols in accessing Diphtheria vaccine and drugs, adding that such protocols and delay might aggravate the situation and lead to more casualties. Muazu explained that out of the 91 suspected cases, two were confirmed, while result of other samples were awaited.
“All the contacts and other children in the affected areas will be immunised, and constant treatment and surveillance will be sustained, as part of campaign to mitigate the disease, which is among the child killer diseases.”
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