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... Read More
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Nigeria Ranks first Among Countries with Highest Tuberculosis Burden in Africa –Commissioner
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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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
Global Fund: Nigeria gets $140m to tackle Tuberculosis(TB) in the Country
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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... Read More
Kano Govt. urges residents to access free tuberculosis test and counseling
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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... Read More
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... Read More
Tuberculosis: Dutch company introduces mobile clinics to combat disease in rural areas
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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... Read More
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... Read More
No fewer than 18 Nigerians die hourly from Tuberculosis (TB), the National Tuberculosis, Burulli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) , said on Friday in... Read More
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