Mr Fabamwo said that delivery rate had declined compared to previous 3,000 per month child deliveries at the Ayinke House.
He added that there was poor documentation by health workers in the five areas.
He stressed that it was cheaper to produce locally, noting that active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients are mostly imported by manufacturers.
“In Borno, we have not recorded any confirmed cases of cholera,” the health director said.
The Enugu State government has vowed to arrest butchers selling dead animals and uninspected meats at Afor Awkunanaw Gariki Market, Enugu South Council Area of the state
Kwara government has alerted healthcare surveillance teams across all local government areas to take measures against any possible cholera outbreak.
Federal government agencies have allayed Nigerians’ fears over the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMO) crops.
UNICEF said if left untreated, children with severe acute malnutrition were nearly 12 times more likely to die than a healthy child.
“The medical outreach programme is in commemoration of the Nigerian Army’s 161st anniversary.”
The commissioner alleged that the NCDC relied on old data to include the state among the affected states.
