JUST-IN: Adamawa Closes Down Schools Over Outbreak Of Measles
The Adamawa State government has closed down public and private schools following the outbreak of measles in the State.
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The Adamawa State government has closed down public and private schools following the outbreak of measles in the State.
A measles outbreak recently killed 42 children in Mubi North and Gombi local government areas of the state.
A complication from measles is suspected to have killed at least 19 children in Mubi North local government area of Adamawa State.
At least 40 children have been reportedly killed in an outbreak of measles in Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria. SaharaReporters learnt that the outbreak of the disease was recorded in the Mubi North and Gombi local government areas. Sources at the state's Primary Healthcare Development Agency told SaharaReporters that 23 deaths were recorded in Mubi, while 19 deaths were recorded in Gombi.
A long and rigorous journey in search for the golden fleece which began in rural Jada Primary School a long time ago through, Adamawa Provincial Secondary School, Kano School of Hygiene, where he studied for the Royal Society of Health Diploma, and at the same time, read for "A" levels at the British Council, to the famous Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria where he earned a Diploma in Law in 1969.