Nigeria is currently facing a second wave of diphtheria outbreak after a first wave of the outbreak was recorded between January and May, according to the latest situation report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The global body observed in the report that there is an increase in the affected population with a rise in the number of confirmed cases and related deaths.
The report shows that 4,717 confirmed diphtheria cases out of the 8,353 suspected cases have been reported in Nigeria since the outbreak was first reported in 2022.
