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DIPHTHERIA
The House of Representatives has tasked the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency with enforcing mandatory diphtheria immunization across the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 41,336 suspected diphtheria cases across the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that diphtheria has resulted in the deaths of at least 1,191 individuals across the country from May 2023 to the present.