Tag: Tuberculosis
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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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Tuberculosis the 13th leading cause of death – Sanwo-Olu
Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday stated that Tuberculosis (TB) is the 13th leading cause of death urging stakeholders to lead the fight against the total eradication of Tuberculosis. Sanwo-Olu made this known at a dinner with the Private Sector community on Domestic Resource Mobilisation to end TB in Nigeria. Newsmen reports that…
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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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Tuberculosis: Nigeria records highest infection rate in Africa
Nigeria ranks number one with the highest rate of tuberculosis infection within the African region, and among the top 10 countries globally, it was learnt on Wednesday. The representative of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tereza Kasaeva, disclosed that during a courtesy visit to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, in Abuja by the United Nations…
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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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PM Modi sets 2025 deadline to eradicate tuberculosis from India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday set 2025 as the deadline year to eradicate tuberculosis from India, five years ahead of global target. “A target has been set to end TB globally by 2030. I would like to announce that we have set an aim to eradicate it from India five years ahead by 2025,”…
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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.…