Diphtheria outbreak: Death toll rises to 520 in Kano
The Director General of Kano State Primary Healthcare Management Board, Dr. Muhammad Mahmud, has said that about 520 children are suspected to have lost their lives following the diphtheria outbreak in the state in 2023. Mahmud made the disclosure while speaking to newsmen at a one-day media orientation on the diphtheria outbreak, supported by UNICEF