Isikhungo saseNigeria Sokulawula Nokuvimbela Izifo (I-NCDC) ukhiphe isitatimende, ememezela ukuqubuka kwe-diphtheria enkulu ezweni.
I-Diphtheria yisifo esithathelwanayo esibangelwa ubuthi obukhiqizwa amagciwane obungabangela ubunzima bokuphefumula, izinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo, ngisho nokufa, ngokusho kweCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sekubheduke izifo eziningi ezweni lonke kusukela ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule, kusho iziphathimandla zezempilo eNigeria esitatimendeni, njengoba kubikwe amacala angu-798 aqinisekisiwe kusukela ngoJuni walo nyaka.
"Kuze kube manje, sekuqoshwe ukufa kwabantu abangama-80 kuwo wonke amacala aqinisekisiwe," kusho inhloko yale nhlangano, u-Ifedayo Adetifa.
Ngokwenhlangano yezempilo yezwe laseNtshonalanga Afrika, i-diphtheria “iyisifo esingavinjelwa ngokugoma esivalwa ngomunye wemithi yokugoma enikezwa njalo Nigeriauhlelo lokugonywa kwezingane.”
Le nhlangano nakuba ivumile ukuthi, naphezu “kokutholakala komgomo ophephile nongabizi kakhulu ezweni,” iningi labantu abanaleli gciwane aligonyiwe.
I-NCDC ibike ukuthi iningi lamacala aqinisekisiwe enzeka ezinganeni eziphakathi kweminyaka emibili neyi-14.
Le nhlangano inxuse abantu baseNigeria ukuthi bagonyelwe, kanti nabasebenzi bezempilo bayalelwe ukuthi bazise ngokushesha izikhulu eziqapha izifo mayelana namacala asolwayo.
Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Health and Human Services Secretariat e-Abuja kuthiwa isebenze i-diphtheria Incident Management System (IMS) ukuxhumanisa imisebenzi yokuphendula ubhubhane.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- I-Diphtheria yisifo esithathelwanayo esibangelwa ubuthi obukhiqizwa amagciwane obungabangela ubunzima bokuphefumula, izinkinga zesigqi senhliziyo, ngisho nokufa, ngokusho kweCenters for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Le nhlangano nakuba ivumile ukuthi, naphezu “kokutholakala komgomo ophephile nongabizi kakhulu ezweni,” iningi labantu abanaleli gciwane aligonyiwe.
- Sekubheduke izifo eziningi ezweni lonke kusukela ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule, kusho iziphathimandla zezempilo eNigeria esitatimendeni, njengoba kubikwe amacala angu-798 aqinisekisiwe kusukela ngoJuni walo nyaka.
