By Muhammad Maitela, Damaturu
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has handed over assorted medical consumables to the Yobe state government in its quest to control Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) and Diphtheria outbreaks in the state.
While handing over the items at Yobe State University Teaching Hospital Damaturu, Dr. Kumshida Yakubu Balami, the World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Northeast Emergency Manager, represented by Pharmacist Katugwa Emmanuel, says the items will not only provide care for the healthcare workers but patients as well as their relatives.
“As you are aware, Yobe state is bedeviled with multiple outbreaks of diseases from last year to the beginning of this year. We started responding fully to the Diphtheria outbreak and by the grace of God, we are containing it but suddenly we had this cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak which started in February, 2024”.
“We are seeing a different trend of meningitis that is type ‘C’ in our routine immunization vaccine which we give children under two years. This presentation hopefully we expect that our healthcare workers, patients and their relatives will all be protected so as to contain the outbreaks to its barest minimum.” He said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) as the lead agency in international health response is supporting the State Government to provide on-the-job mentoring, capacity building to healthcare workers and coordinate partners to ensure effective response across the hotspot Local Government Areas (LGAs).
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