Nigeria News » Plateau News Nigeria » Plateau » Health: Diphtheria - Plateau Deploys Massive Medical Supplies to Communities
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has directed the immediate mobilisation of drugs and other medical commodities to health facilities handling patients affected by the suspected diphtheria ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Health: Diphtheria - Plateau Govt Deploys Medical Supplies to Combat Disease
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has directed the immediate mobilisation of drugs and other medical commodities to health facilities handling patients affected by the diphtheria outbreak in the ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Health: Diphtheria: Kano, Borno, Plateau, five others contribute 98% of confirmed cases in Nigeria — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that eight states in the country account for 98 per cent of the confirmed cases of diphtheria, a vaccine-preventable disease.
News Nigeria » Plateau » Health: Plateau hit by health scare as death toll rises to 23
Plateau State has recorded 148 suspected cases of diphtheria and 23 deaths, prompting the state government to intensify efforts to contain the disease and distribute medications to designated ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Health: Diphtheria outbreak kills 15 in Nigeria's Plateau State
A second wave of Nigeria's ongoing diphtheria outbreak has claimed 15 lives in the northern state of Plateau, where health authorities have confirmed 117 cases and warned that infections could rise as ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Health: Plateau orders closure of primary, secondary schools over diphtheria outbreak
The Plateau government has ordered the temporary closure of primary and secondary schools across the state as part of ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Health: Diphtheria deaths rise in Plateau, Niger, Kano, Katsina amid nationwide outbreak
The NCDC Director-General said the disease burden was particularly concerning among unvaccinated and incompletely vaccinated children.
News Nigeria » Plateau » Health: Plateau records 148 suspected diphtheria cases, 23 deaths
PLATEAU has recorded 148 suspected cases of diphtheria, with 23 deaths, as the state government distributes medications to hospitals to support treatment of affected patients. Dr Nicholas Baamlong, ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Health: Lassa Fever: 8 persons killed, 40 cases recorded in Plateau
Dr Kuden Kamshak, the Plateau health commissioner, has confirmed eight persons killed by Lassa Fever, with 40 cases recorded across the state so far. He described the situation as worrisome, and ...
News Nigeria » Plateau » Health: Plateau orders closure of schools over diphtheria outbreak
The Plateau State Government has directed the immediate temporary closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state as a precautionary measure against suspected cases of ...