Diphtheria

Kaduna State in Nigeria is currently facing a concerning outbreak of diphtheria, a severe bacterial infection that affects the mucous membranes of the nose...

The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has attributed the deaths of 10 children in various communities within Kafanchan, Jemaá Local Government Area, to a...

The Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) has said that it has intensified vaccination of people in the communities affected by the diphtheria outbreak...

By Joyce Remi-BabayejuThe FCT Executive Committee (FCT EXCO), has called on health agencies in the territory to put in place all necessary healthcare preemptive...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that the death toll from Diphtheria disease across the country is now 34...