NAIJA NEWS
At least one hundred and thirty cases of Diphtheria disease have been confirmed in Kano State.
The figures were confirmed to newsmen on Thursday, July 27, by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Yusuf, Naija News understands.
Yusuf said yesterday that the state healthcare has since deployed the necessary mechanisms to curtail the wild spreading disease, noting that 130 persons were admitted last Monday alone as the case continued to rise.
The PUNCH quoted the commissioner to have lamented that a state such as Kano should not be battling such an outbreak. Yusuf accused the previous administration in the state of failing to immunise the people.
“Governor Abba Yusuf has since directed the ministry to swing into action to curtail the spread of the deadly disease. Three designated centres have been provided for treatment and admission.
“The general public should not hesitate to seek medical assistance whenever they experience any of the symptoms listed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control,” the Health Commissioner reportedly said.
How Kwara Is Responding To Diphtheria
In a bid to curtail the infectious disease, the Executive Secretary of Kwara State’s Healthcare Development Agency, Dr Nusirat Elelu, told journalists on Thursday that the state had extended immunisation of children and infants to 388 healthcare facilities in the state.
According to him, the immunization was not limited to diphtheria alone but other children’s diseases, including poliomyelitis.
“We have extended our immunisation to 388 facilities covering the 194 wards in the 16 local government councils of Kwara State.
“We are not limiting the immunisation to diphtheria alone; we are also covering poliomyelitis and other diseases that can affect children in infancy,” Elehu told the publication.
Gombe Ready To Stop Diphtheria
Though the state has not recorded any case of the disease since its outbreak, the state Epidemiologist, Dr Bile Nuhu, told journalists that proactive measures had been taken to stop diphtheria.
According to Nuhu, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
