Doctors Without Borders: Nigeria - Routine Vaccinations are Key to Curbing Diphtheria Outbreak
November 15, 2023
November 15, 2023
NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news:
Nigeria is currently facing the largest diphtheria outbreak in its history, with about 17,000 suspected cases and nearly 600 deaths recorded since January 2023, mostly among children.
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical teams have admitted more than 12,000 patients so far this year in Kano state, which is the most affected. MSF teams are also . . .
Nigeria is currently facing the largest diphtheria outbreak in its history, with about 17,000 suspected cases and nearly 600 deaths recorded since January 2023, mostly among children.
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical teams have admitted more than 12,000 patients so far this year in Kano state, which is the most affected. MSF teams are also . . .