Nigeria: Malaria, Diarrhoea Most Prevalent in FCT's Kobi Village

13 December 2018

Abuja — Malaria and diarrhoea have been discovered to be the most prevailing ailments in Kobi village, a suburb in the Federal Capital Territory, which is behind Asokoro, a highbrow residential area within the same area council.

Senior Medical Officer 1, at the Federal Ministry of Defence, Dr. Edache Okoh Adigwu, who revealed this when the Arise Women Foundation visited the community for a medical outreach, said the discovery is not a surprise as Nigeria is an endemic zone and a West African country.

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