Diphtheria cases and deaths have risen sharply this year in Somalia, where the response has been curtailed by vaccine ...

Diphtheria, a preventable bacterial disease that causes fever, swollen glands, and breathing difficulties, primarily affects ...

Somalia's health system is under strain after the Trump administration announced aid cuts, which have affected everything from the availability of vaccines to staff and equipment. At the same time, ...

In Somalia, the diphtheria crisis has intensified with over 1,600 cases and 87 deaths recorded this year. Vaccine shortages ...

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Cases of the deadly diphtheria disease are rapidly increasing across Somalia, officials and humanitarians warned on Tuesday, ...

Speaking to DAILY POST, the devastated father of the children, Malam Yusuf Maitama, recounted with tears how his children ...

Diphtheria is primarily caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae and is mainly spread by coughs and sneezes, or through close contact with someone who is infected. Scientists have ...

Diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease affecting mainly children. The primary immunization of three doses of the diphtheria toxoid in infancy is routine throughout the world, except where it ...

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Diphtheria cases have surged in Somalia, with officials blaming vaccine shortages and US aid cuts for worsening deaths.