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Monday 3 April 2017

Meningitis Outbreak In Nigeria: Death Toll Rises To 328 In 16 States

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The Federal Ministry of Health has issued public advisory warning to Nigerians as the number of deaths associated with cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak rises to 328 in 90 Local Government Areas in 16 states including Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Nassarawa, Jigawa, FCT, Gombe, Taraba , Yobe, Kano, Osun, Cross Rivers, Lagos and Plateau.
Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, who disclosed this in a press statement issued on Saturday, April 1, by Mrs Boade Akinola, Director, Media and Public Relations, said 328 deaths associated with Meningitis have been recorded since November 2016.
Prof Adewole assured Nigerians that the Federal Ministry of Health under his purview would nip the outbreak of meningitis ravaging some states in the bud.
He made this assertive conviction about the capability of the Federal government after his ministry issued public advisory warning to Nigerians. He also spoke extensively on efforts employed and deployed so far to curtail the further spread of the epidemic.
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