Nigeria: NMA wants urgent, coordinated action against Diphtheria, Dengue in Edo

Nigeria: NMA wants urgent, coordinated action against Diphtheria, Dengue in Edo

Africa Links 24 with Idahosa Moses
Published on 2025-06-08 09:44:29

The chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Edo State Branch, Dr. Eustace Oseghale, has described diphtheria and dengue diseases as serious public health threats that require urgent and coordinated action.

Tribune Online reports that the Edo State Government recently confirmed the outbreaks of diphtheria and dengue fever, claiming the lives of two patients and infecting others in the state.

Reacting to the outbreaks of the diseases in a statement issued on Saturday in…

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