How Immunisation Gaps Fuel Diphtheria Cases in Nigeria vanguardngrnews: Nigeria
The World Health Organisation, WHO, said cases of diphtheria declined from about 100,000 in 1980 to less than 10,000 in 2021.
Further statistics obtained by Good Health Weekly from NCDC's latest report showed that a total of 377 suspected cases were reported from seven states and the majority were from Kano state. With 21 states already affected, the latest report from NCDC showed that out of the total of 1,064 suspected cases, Kano state remains the epicentre with 843, followed by Yobe with 86.Of the 1,064 suspected cases reported, 389 were confirmed , 322 were discarded, 201 are pending classification and 152 are unknown.
During the same period, Kano recorded a total of 61 deaths with a Case Fatality Rate CFR of 12.2 per cent and 83 per cent of deaths occurred in patients with onset of symptoms greater than 3 days. Today, findings from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, showed that Nigeria experienced very low Routine Immunisation, RI, and coverage up to 2016. Nigeria in 2016 recorded 33 per cent in immunisation coverage. The poor coverage led to the Federal government's declaration of a state of emergency on Routine Immunisation in 2017 and led to the establishment of NERICC, SERICC & LERICC in 18 poor-performing states.
Okposun in a presentation tagged:"Vaccination Response to the Ongoing Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria: What We Need to Know" also said seven states achieved at least 80 per cent target immunisation coverage in 2021 MICS/NICS with the highest coverage reported in Ebonyi where there was a 45 per cent-pt increase in coverage from 54 per cent in 2015 to 99 per cent in 2021.
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