Tag: TB
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Ogun raises concern over rising TB cases
The Commissioner for Health in Ogun, Dr Tomi Coker, has expressed concern over rising number of tuberculosis patients in the state. Coker said this at a news conference in Abeokuta on Tuesday as part of activities to mark the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day, which has “Yes! We Can End TB” as its theme.
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Most Nigerians have little knowledge of TB – Experts
In a bid to find the missing Tuberculosis (TB) cases deepens, experts in the health sector have decried the low level of TB awareness in Nigeria saying, only 25 per cent of Nigerians have knowledge about the ailment. Speaking during a Pre-World TB Day Press Briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the Head of the National…
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Nigeria receives fresh $890m grant to combat HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria
The Federal Government has announced receipt of grants worth $890m from the Global Fund to combat the menace of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The grant, which is the single largest allocation to any country, spans a three-year implementation period of 2021 to 2023. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made these known in…
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‘Kano records over 7,000 TB cases…’
The Kano state Commissioner for Health, Dr Kabiru Getso has said that the state had recorded over 7,000 cases of Tuberclosis with 21 deaths in 2017. The Commissioner revealed this on Monday evening at a Press conference to mark the World Tuberclosis Day in Kano. He said that the present administration in the state at…
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200 children confirmed with TB in Jigawa
No fewer than 200 children have been confirmed to have tuberculosis disease in Sara town, Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa. The Head of Department (HOD) of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the state, Alhaji Muhammad Maisamari, confirmed this on Monday through Malam Nasiru Yusif, the Information Officer of the affected local government council.…