Lawmaker raises alarm over deaths of children in Rano LGA
“Although initial emergency measures have been taken, including the procurement of medication and deployment of health workers—further intervention is critical to containing this outbreak,” Mr Muhammad said at the plenary.
The Kano State House of Assembly has called on Governor Abba Yusuf to take urgent action to contain a severe diphtheria outbreak that has reportedly killed an unspecified number of children in the Rano Local Government Area (LGA).
Joining the debate, Saleh Ahmad, representing Dawakin Tofa Constituency, stressed the highly contagious nature of diphtheria and urged the government to rapidly scale up vaccination drives and preventive health measures before the disease spreads further.
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