Diphtheria: NPHCDA announces date for the next vaccination in Yobe

Diphtheria: NPHCDA announces date for the next vaccination in Yobe.

By: Yahaya Wakili

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib, has said that the next vaccination campaign on diptheria disease will be on October 12, 2023.

Dr. Faisal Shuaib revealed this today when he visited the isolation center, inspecting the facility and the victims of diptheria disease at the Specialist Hospital Potiskum in Yobe State.

“The Diptheria Emergency Task Team was set up by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Mohammed Ali Pate, to come and see for themselves how the response to the Diptheria outbreak is being managed to control.” he said.

According to him, “we are here in Potiskum Specialist Hospital to see how all the resources that have been supplied by the federal government and the Yobe state government have been used towards making sure that people affected by the disease are treated.

“So far, we have seen how the Yobe state government has already set up an incident management system, and we have also seen the leadership that has been provided by the Managing Director and all of the consultants. Adding to that, there is still a lot to be done in terms of providing medical intensive care.

Dr. Shuaib further revealed that the Diptheria Emergency Task Team was impressed by the response so far after the outbreak of the disease, and there was an immediate response.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Managing Director of Potiskum Specialist Hospital, Dr. Ayuba Zakar, thanked the team by showing concern.

Dr. Zakar maintained that the facility is being patronized by the people of Yobe State and their neighboring states.

Diphtheria: NPHCDA announces date for the next vaccination in Yobe.