MSF seeks longer-term vaccination as Nigeria records 17,000 diphtheria cases
An international medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors without Borders said Nigeria is currently experiencing an unprecedented diphtheria outbreak, with about 17,000 suspected cases and close to 600 deaths recorded. The organisation in a statement on Tuesday, noted that 70 percent of the patients admitted in its facilities in Kano state