NCDC Moves to Unveil Nat’l Diphtheria Laboratory Guidelines

BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has finalised plans to develop the National Diphtheria Laboratory Guidelines for effective management of the disease.At the maiden…

NCDC Establishes Diphtheria Treatment Centres as Death Toll Rises to 453

BY CHIKA OKEKE, AbujaWorried by the upsurge in diphtheria disease, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has established Diphtheria Treatment Centres/Wards in the affected States with support…