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Nigeria: 2.65 million children dewormed in 2024 — Oyo govt

Nigeria: 2.65 million children dewormed in 2024 — Oyo govt

Africa Links 24 with Sade Oguntola
Published on 2025-02-09 15:03:19

Oyo State Government said that in 2024, at least 2.65 million children received free, safe, and cost-effective medicines to control worms transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated foods and water and contact with contaminated soil.

The Executive Secretary of the Oyo State Primary HealthCare Board, Dr Muideen Olatunji, who disclosed this during the commemoration of the year 2025 World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) celebration by the Board in collaboration with Evidence Action,…

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