Diphtheria disease claims 10 lives in Niger state

By Wole Mosadomi

Diphtheria has claimed lives of 10 children successful communities successful Niger State.The illness occured successful Agaie and Bida Local Government Areas of the state.

Vanguard gathered that the children were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Bida, wherever they gave up the ghost.It was gathered that the lives of the children would person been saved if not for shortage of drugs which were not readily disposable for the attraction of the kids.

Sources from the councils said that too the 10 deaths recorded astatine the FMC, Bida, immoderate lives had been mislaid successful immoderate communities successful the 2 section authorities areas affected since the outbreak of the disease.One of the sources from Bida, said: “The fig is precocious due to the fact that children are dieing astir connected regular ground since the outbreak occured successful these 2 section authorities areas.

“This is simply a substance of beingness and decease and we plead with the authorities authorities to arsenic a substance of urgency supply drugs.

to the the Bida and Agaie wide hospitals to curb the dispersed of the illness to different section authorities areas and communities successful the state.”

When contacted, the Permanent Secretary successful the Ministry of Tertiary Health Care, Dr. Mohammed Gana confirmed the improvement but was soundless implicit the casualty figure.

“Yes, determination is an outbreak of diphtheria successful these section authorities areas and we are doing everything imaginable to enactment the dispersed nether control.

“The precocious decease toll was arsenic a effect of immoderate parents refusing to taxable their children for vaccination successful the affected areas but we are grateful to assorted partners for coming to the assistance of the authorities with the proviso of medicaments,” Gana added.

He added that the concern had been brought nether control.

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