The family of the late Asingbi in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State Capital, has called on public spirited individuals, corporate bodies ...
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Diphtheria: Paediatricians demand scale-up of immunisationThe Paediatric Association of Nigeria has decried the outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases such as diphtheria and cerebrospinal meningitis in the country.The association noted that the outbreak of ...
Nigeria has recorded 23 new cases of diphtheria during the 10th epidemiological week of 2025, with Lagos State topping the ...
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Diphtheria - Lagos Leads As Nigeria Records 23 New InfectionsThe increase in Lagos' cases follows the recent outbreak at Kings College Lagos, where 14 students were infected, and one fatality was recorded.Nigeria has recorded 23 new suspected cases of ...
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Diphtheria Has Killed 1,269 Nigerians - Will the Authorities Act?A silent but deadly health crisis is unfolding in Nigeria. Since 2022, diphtheria has claimed 1,269 lives across 18 states, with a staggering 24,804 confirmed cases recorded as of January 26, 2025, ...
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Resurgence of diphtheria: A public health concern in NigeriaThe recent outbreak and spread of diphtheria, a highly contagious and potentially life-threatening disease, in some parts of the country has continued to heighten health concerns. KAZEEM BIRIOWO, in ...
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Overcrowding, poor sanitation blamed for diphtheria outbreak in Lagos schoolThe Lagos State government has identified overcrowding, inadequate water supply and poor toilet facilities as key factors contributing to the recent diphtheria outbreak at King's College, Victoria ...
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Diphtheria: King’s College students fit for discharge, says LUTHThe Chief Medical Director at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Dr Wasiu Adeyemo, says the students of King’s College, Annex, Lagos, who had diphtheria and were brought into the facility on ...
The Chief Medical Director of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr. Wasiu Adeyemo, has said the four students from ...
Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It primarily affects the respiratory ...
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Diphtheria - Psychiatrist Calls for Psychosocial Support for Kings College StudentsNAN also recalls that the reports about the disease in the College started sometime in November/December 2024Following the Diphtheria outbreak at Kings College, Lagos, a Consultant Psychiatrist, ...
Otunba Okubena and I met in Nigeria’s Alternative Medicines market in 1994 when he was about to push into the market his ...
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