A public health expert, Mr Opeyemi Fasonu, has urged Nigerians on the need for early diagnosis and treatment of resistant cough, saying it could be tuberculosis.
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The Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Malaria (BACATMA) has reported a major milestone in the fight against tuberculosis (TB).
As Nigeria gets set to mark 2025 World TB Day, government has vowed to eliminate the disease amid alarming statistics ranking the country 1st in Africa and 6th globally among 30 high-burden TB nations.
The Kwara State Government on Monday asked residents of the state’s Oke-Ero Local Government Area (LGA) to be vigilant and immediately report to it individuals showing symptoms of tuberculosis (TB).
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the 2025 funding cuts will have a devastating impact on tuberculosis (TB) programmes.
The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that severe funding cuts – particularly by the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the world’s deadliest infectious disease.
The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has emphasised the urgent need to intensify effort for advanced diagnostic and management of tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria.
The Federal Government has activated the AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (ATM) Technical Working Group (TWG), in a strategic move to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against these life-threatening diseases.
Continental stakeholders under the aegis of African parliamentarians, civil society organisations (CSOs), health experts, and development partners have pledged to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 through collaboration.
The Kwara Governor’s wife, Amb. Olufolake AbdulRazaq, says the state government will soon capture treatment of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) under its health insurance scheme.