tuberculosis

Dr Chubby Eze, Senior Programme Officer, KNCV Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has confirmed that 51 out of 609 people screened in Makurdi had symptoms of Tuberculosis (TB).Eze, who fielded questions from…

Ahead of the world tuberculosis day, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), said it hoped that lessons from the management of coronavirus would be valuable in treating long neglected respiratory diseases like…

Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, on Tuesday ordered authorities to aggressively trace those infected by mycobacterium tuberculosis and the COVID-19 virus at the same time in a bid to bring down the number of cases. SEE ALSO: NCDC…

Kebbi State Ministry of Health, says it has achieved a 62 per cent cure rate of Tuberculosis (TB) cases between 2019 and 2020 in the state.The  Commissioner of Health, Alhaji Ja’afar Muhammad, made the disclosure in an interview…

The Commissioner for Health in Taraba, Dr Innocent Vakkai, says Nigeria ranks first with Tuberculosis (TB) burden in Africa and sixth globally.Vakkai made this known during the World Tuberculosis Day in Jalingo on Tuesday.…

The Commissioner for Health, Dr Nimkong Lar has said that Plateau records 2,600 cases of Tuberculosis (TB) annually. SEE ALSO: Malaysia hands out face masks as COVID-19 deaths hit 14 The commissioner made the disclosure while addressing…

Three Non-Governmental Organisations(NGOs), on Thursday, in Abuja, jointly launched a campaign to put Nigerians on alert against tuberculosis, a killer disease.News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NGOs are Tonto Dikeh…

Nigeria is expected to get a three-year grant worth 140 million U.S dollars (N50.75billion ) to tackle Tuberculosis (TB) in the country. SEE ALSO: What Buhari said about closed borders at UK-Africa Investment Summit Dr Emperor Ubochioma,…

Kano State Government has called on residents to avail themselves of government’s free Tuberculosis (TB) treatment at any Tuberculosis Test and Counseling centres in the state.The Commissioner for Health, Dr Kabiru Getso, made the call…

The wife of the President Aisha Buhari, has appealed to media practitioners to join the campaign to eliminate tuberculosis in Nigeria.Aisha said this on Sunday when she hosted some key stakeholders to a dinner to celebrate TB champions…

Tuberculosis (TB) is highly treatable and remains an unsolved problem. One of the main obstacles in the fight against TB is identifying people who don't know they've been infected, as these people can unknowingly transmit the illness to a…

A General Physician, Dr Datonye Alasia, has called on health institutions and stakeholders in Nigeria to create more awareness on early detection of tuberculosis and ways to curb its spread.Alasia, who is a member of the National Drug…