Diphtheria: Psychiatrist calls for psychosocial support for Kings College students

Following the Diphtheria outbreak at Kings College, Lagos, a Consultant Psychiatrist, Stephen Oluwaniyi, has highlighted the need for psychosocial support to help students cope with the tension, fear, anxiety, and trauma caused by the outbreak.

Mr Oluwaniyi, also the Clinical Director, Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday.

NAN recalls that the recent Diphtheria outbreak at the Kings College Annex, Lagos, led to the death of one of the infected students, while others were taken to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) for treatment on Saturday.

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