The Kano State Government has appealed to the Federal Government to supply additional diphtheria vaccines to enable it to conduct mass vaccination against the disease across the state.
The Director-General, Kano Centre for Disease Control, Prof Muhammad Abbas, requested while addressing a news conference on Tuesday night.
The press conference followed the reported outbreak of diphtheria in Rano and some other local government areas by the state House of Assembly, which said the disease had led to the death of more than 50 children.
“Kano State has even written to the Federal Government to get more and more vaccines so that we vaccinate our people,” the KNCDC DG said.
He, however, appealed to residents, particularly parents, to ensure early reporting of diphtheria and other cases to health facilities for prompt treatment.
