HEALTH● ELEVATEDAug 28 · Aug 28, 2026, 9:02 PM
FG activates task force over diphtheria outbreak in Katsina, Kano
Vanguard Nigeria · sub saharan africa
…Deploys 500,000 vaccine doses, expands treatment centres By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja ABUJA — The Federal Government has activated an emergency multi-agency task force to contain a diphtheria outbreak affecting children in parts of Katsina and Kano states. As part of the immediate response, the government has deployed 500,000 doses of diphtheria vaccines to the two […] The post FG activates task force over diphtheria outbreak in Katsina, Kano appeared first on Vanguard News.
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