The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) says six states account for a staggering 97 per cent of all reported diphtheria cases within the nation.
The states, in keeping with the company’s Director General, Dr Faisal Shuaib, who spoke on Tuesday on the Diphtheria Outbreak Response Press Conference in Abuja are Kano, Yobe, Katsina, Borno, Kaduna, and Bauchi.
The Director General mentioned that the six states had been bearing the brunt of the illness within the nation, stressing that Kano alone carries the burden of over 84% of the cases, making it the epicenter of the outbreak.
He said that the illness has solid a darkish shadow over communities, significantly impacting youngsters who’re essentially the most weak residents, saying that in current months, the company has launched speedy and complete vaccination campaigns throughout the affected areas.
According to him, “These campaigns have been meticulously planned and executed, with a larger focus on the epicenter of the outbreak.”
Kano, he defined, had been on the forefront of the vaccination efforts, working with the state governments and implementing rounds 1 and a couple of of the vaccination marketing campaign in 5 high-burden native authorities areas in February and April 2023 respectively.
Subsequently, the Director General noticed that the spherical 3 was built-in with routine immunization intensification, to additional bolster response, saying that a further 8 LGAs in Kano underwent reactive vaccination workout routines within the final week of August.
