“If an expired chemical is used, it is impossible to get a safe or effective final product, making it a serious health risk,” Mr Iluyomade stated.
Agencies estimate that they will need $1.69 billion, of which they have only received $368 million, to address the many intersecting humanitarian needs in the country.
Aminu Abdullahi, the acting director of healthcare at NRCS, stated that malnutrition remained one of the most underreported health issues in the country.
The doctors stated that they could no longer continue to work under difficult conditions.
Ms Ho warned that the absence of accountability enabled the continued spread of harmful narratives.
Mr Basharata also reported that four children showing diphtheria symptoms were admitted at Kakaki Primary Health Care Clinic near Kwarbai.
The health ministry said the 15 students who required admission at General Hospital Kawo have fully recovered and have since been discharged.
The government stated that this initiative was part of the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Programme.
The DG said that from January 2024 to June 2025, Africa recorded more than 75,630 suspected cases and 25,175 confirmed cases of mpox, with 574 deaths.
Mr Diako stated that the students were immediately transferred to a secondary health facility for treatment at the General Hospital, Kawo.
