DIPHTHERIA OUTBREAK: LAGOS RECORDS 10 CONFIRMED CASES IN THREE MONTHS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 DIPHTHERIA OUTBREAK: LAGOS RECORDS 10 CONFIRMED CASES IN THREE MONTHS ... Health Authorities Intensify Response Efforts ... Public Urged to Maintain Hygiene During Festive Period ... Government Partners WHO, UNICEF to Curb Spread Lagos State has recorded 10 confirmed cases of diphtheria between January 1 and March 27, 2025, as health authorities intensify efforts to curb the outbreak. According to the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, suspected cases have fluctuated over the period, with some days recording as many as 15 cases and others as few as one. Providing an update on the outbreak at the weekend, the Commissioner revealed that laboratory tests conducted on 76 samples confirmed 10 positive cases, while 63 samples returned negative results. "Another three samples collected on March 26 are still pending results", he said. Prof. Abayomi disclosed that the outbreak has been reported in multiple Local Government Areas (LGAs), with Eti-Osa being the mo...

CHINA TO SEND 700 TROOPS TO SOUTH SUDAN TO ASSIST UNITED NATION MISSION.

                   According to China's Defence ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said today thursday that China will send 700 troops to join U.N peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.The troops will assist the U.N with protecting citizens and humanitarian workers and in other security related activities in the newly independent country.The location of the troops and the timing of the deployment were still being negotiated.U.N officials have previously said it would be the first time China had contributed a battalion to a U.N peacekeeping mission.Last year China sent a smaller protection unit to join a U.N mission in Mali.More photos below.              

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