Nigeria: Diphtheria - Kano Govt Takes Active Case Search to Communities With Reported Deaths

[Daily Trust] The Kano State Government has taken its diphtheria response directly to communities in Rano Local Government Area following reports of child deaths in Rurum Ward.

Katsina and Kano states are intensifying efforts to contain diphtheria outbreaks, with the disease reported in 29 local government areas of Katsina State, while a recent investigation in Kano confirmed two diphtheria-related deaths in Rano Local Government Area. In Katsina, the widening outbreak has prompted the state

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has activated an emergency task force to contain the diphtheria outbreak among children in parts of Katsina and Kano States.