The General Manager, Reckbitt Benckiser West Africa, Mr. Rahal Murgai has said that about 315,000 Nigerian children under the age of five years suffers Diarrhea and studies of childhood disease in various state in the country has also shown that Lagos and Oyo state has the highest number of children suffering diarrhea.Oyo state with 9.2 percent prevalence while Lagos with 7.5 percent.

He said this during a Charity Ball Programme organized by R&B in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja and Non Governmental Organization.

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