Nigeria has been fighting Lassa fever since the beginning of 2020.

While the world's attention turns to China in the east after the outbreak of the Corona virus, Nigeria has been fighting, since the beginning of 2020, the “Lassa” fever, which has recently spread there. Nigerian health officials are fighting; Those who reported more than 250 confirmed cases and 40 deaths early this year, this disease that killed 167 people last year 2019, and 171 people in 2018.

It is worth noting that Article 16 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights states that “Everyone has the right to enjoy the best physical and mental health that he can access..“States undertake to take all necessary measures to protect the health of their people and to ensure that they have access to medical care in the event of illness.

The Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights recommends that the Nigerian government take more precautions especially in dry seasons, which are the annual active period of Lassa fever.

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