This undoubtedly widened the already gaps in the country which provided ideal conditions for the disease outbreak. ![]() With immunisation programmes disrupted, many children missed out on vaccination at the time they should have gotten them. ![]() Since 2020, immunisation programmes in Nigeria have suffered losses due to the disruption by COVID-19 and response activities for other infectious diseases. Sadly, while experts harp on adequate immunisation coverage against the disease, statistics from the national Primary HealthCare Development Agency, showed that Nigeria’s immunisation coverage has been poor and fluctuating significantly despite some improvement recorded in the past five years. It is also no longer news that diphtheria was not something that is on health facilities’ radar but since 2022, Nigeria has recorded over 1,064 suspected cases with 389 confirmed cases.įurther statistics obtained by Good Health Weekly from NCDC’s latest report showed that a total of 377 suspected cases were reported from seven states and the majority were from Kano state.
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