diphtheria outbreak

Taraba Records First Diphtheria Death as 14 Suspected Cases Test Negative Taraba Trains Women as ‘Big Sisters’ to Reduce Maternal Deaths

Taraba Trains Women as ‘Big Sisters’ to Reduce Maternal Deaths

Taraba Records First Diphtheria Death as 14 Suspected Cases Test Negative

Mirian Gom September 16, 2026

TARABA, Nigeria – Taraba State has recorded its first confirmed case of diphtheria, with the bacterial infection...

FG Deploys Emergency Task Force to Contain Diphtheria Outbreak in Kano, Katsina Health workers vaccinating children during Kano's diphtheria response campaign.

Health workers vaccinating children during Kano's diphtheria response campaign.

FG Deploys Emergency Task Force to Contain Diphtheria Outbreak in Kano, Katsina

Mirian Gom August 29, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has launched an emergency multi-agency response to contain the ongoing diphtheria...

Kano Sends Rapid Team to Rurum Amid Suspected Diphtheria Cases KNCDC medical team assessing health facility in Rano Local Government Area

KNCDC medical team assessing health facility in Rano Local Government Area

Kano Sends Rapid Team to Rurum Amid Suspected Diphtheria Cases

Hussaini Ibrahim October 30, 2025

KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Centre for Disease Control has deployed a rapid response team to...