No fewer than 17,000 17,000 Kano children have been diagnosed with pneumonia in Kano State, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, has disclosed.\n<\/p>\n
The figure was contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the state Ministry of Health, Nabilusi Abubakar K\/Na\u2019isa, a copy of which was made available to The PUNCH on Friday.\n<\/p>\n
According to the statement, the commissioner disclosed this during the commemoration of World Pneumonia Day and World Diabetes Day in Kano.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 17,000 children have been diagnosed with pneumonia in Kano State,\u201d Yusuf was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
The statement said the event was organised to raise awareness about childhood pneumonia, promote prevention, early detection and appropriate treatment, and strengthen efforts to reduce pneumonia-related deaths among children.<\/p>\n
Yusuf also said more than 300,000 children had been affected by pneumonia across Nigeria this year.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 300,000 children have been affected by pneumonia across Nigeria this year,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He warned that the disease could be life-threatening, particularly among young children, adding that malnutrition increased the risk and severity of the infection. <\/p>\n
The commissioner said the state had trained healthcare workers in specialised approaches to managing childhood illnesses to improve the quality of care provided to children.\n<\/p>\n
On diabetes, Yusuf described the condition as a serious health challenge that required proper management to prevent complications.\n<\/p>\n
He said more than 500 million people worldwide were living with diabetes, while an estimated 7.5 per cent of Kano residents were also affected.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 500 million people worldwide are living with diabetes, while an estimated 7.5 per cent of the Kano State residents are also affected by the disease,\u201d Yusuf said.\n<\/p>\n
The commissioner added that the Kano State Government had intensified efforts to support people living with diabetes through improved healthcare services and the provision of medical equipment.\n<\/p>\n
He further disclosed that more than 1,000 health facilities across the state had benefited from the distribution of medical equipment to strengthen diabetes screening and management.<\/p>\n
Yusuf assured residents that the ministry would continue to intensify public awareness campaigns on the prevention, early detection and proper management of both diseases.\n <\/p>\n
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