The Kogi State Commission for Health, Dr. Zakari Usman, has come out to subdue the incorrect information about an outbreak of measles in the state, urging residents to pay no mind to the “misinformation”, which must have emerged as a result of a measles sensitisation programme some days ago.
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He clarified to reporters in the Capital city of the state, Lokoja, that, the information about an outbreak of measles in the state was not true.
Dr. Usman said, “The misinformation must have arisen from a measles sensitisation programme held the previous week by the state’s Primary Health Care Development Agency.
“During the programme, the agency gave statistics of measles cases reported in the state since January. It was a cumulative record of cases ever reported within the period of nine months – January to September.
“As we speak, there is no active case of measles in the state.’’
Dr. Usman promised the Ministry would not stop working hand in hand with the media to ensure that the people of Kogi State are properly informed on health matters in the state.
