Tag: tuberculosis
Kogi unveils campaign to tackle TB
The representatives of non governmental organisations (NGOs), religious and traditional leaders, donor partners, in their goodwill messages, commended Mrs Tinubu…
2.5m Africans contracted TB in 2022 – WHO
Moeti said the number of TB deaths in 2022 reached 424,000, resulting in the loss of one life every minute…
Over 7000 cases of tuberculosis detected in Bauchi
“Diagnosing tuberculosis in children is a challenge, but we have decided to use their stools as samples,’’ Abdullahi said.
Kaduna records 4,506 Tuberculosis cases
The Kaduna State Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Programme Tuesday recorded 4,506 TB cases in the state.
Kaduna records 2,428 cases of tuberculosis
The Kaduna state Tuberculosis and Leprosy control programme has recorded 2,428 cases in the past six months.
Private sector using innovations to pick out hidden TB cases – IHVN
Dr Taofeekat Ali, Programme Manager, TB, Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), has said that the private sector was using…
COVID-19 patients at higher risk of Tuberculosis: Health Ministry
Patients who had been infected with the coronavirus have a higher risk of contracting tuberculosis, according to new recommendations released…
2020 World Tuberculosis Day: Mrs Abiodun Calls On Religious Leaders
Tuberculosis is one of the major causes of death as an epidemic in Nigeria requiring the attention of all stakeholders…
World TB Day: Lagos intensifies case finding
As part of efforts to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) in Lagos State, the state Ministry of Health on Sunday said it…
Protect yourselves from tuberculosis, NGO urges Nigerians
An Non- Governmental Organisation, Development Communication Network (DEVCOMS) has called on Nigerians to protect their family members from the menace…
Tuberculosis: Agency to commence search for victims in Kwara
The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme in Kwara State will on Sunday March, 24, embark on active case search…
UAE develops artificial intelligence scheme to tackle tuberculosis
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) started a project based on artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle serious diseases like tuberculosis, a…
Tuberculosis: 18 Nigerians die hourly – NTBLCP
No fewer than 18 Nigerians die hourly from Tuberculosis (TB), the National Tuberculosis, Burulli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP)…
Tuberculosis: World leaders target treatment of 40m people by 2022
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that World leaders on Wednesday pledged their commitment to ensure that at least 40…
1.3 billion people at risk of tuberculosis – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that a quarter of the world’s population has TB infection or some 1.3 billion…
Tuberculosis: Medical expert urges nursing mothers to give their children BCG
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Nursing mothers have been charged to join the fight against the spread of tuberculosis infection by submitting their…
TB kills over 1.6m people annually – UN
The UN has said no fewer than 1.6 million people are killed annually by tuberculosis and the disease would cost…
Tuberculosis: Kano records over 7,000 cases in 2017
The Kano state Commissioner for Health, Dr Kabiru Getso has said that the state had recorded over 7,000 cases of…
Oyo State residents to enjoy free Tuberculosis treatment
Oyo State Government has offered free screening and treatment to individuals with persistent cough suspected to be Tuberculosis in all…
Oyo offers free TB treatment for residents
Oyo State Government has offered free screening and treatment to individuals with a persistent cough suspected to be Tuberculosis in…
World Tuberculosis Day: Traditional rulers tasked on grassroots campaign
Ondo State Government has tasked traditional rulers on grassroots campaign against tuberculosis disease.
Aisha Buhari to champion advocacy against tuberculosis in Nigeria
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed her readiness to champion the fight against the spread of…
Experts recommend new strategies in combating missing cases of Tuberculosis
Experts from numerous NGOs working to halt the spread of Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria has appealed for a robust strategy…
Central Asia, Europe urged to do more to combat tuberculosis
WHO on Monday urged Central Asian and European countries to step up measures to reduce their numbers of tuberculosis cases,…
India PM Narendra Modi sets 2025 deadline to eradicate tuberculosis
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday set 2025 as the deadline year to eradicate tuberculosis from India, five years ahead…
Lagos Chief Judge Frees Inmate Infected With Tuberculosis
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Opeyemi Oke on Tuesday pardoned one Lucky Nelson, an inmate of Kirikiri prisons…
Tuberculosis: Kaduna State to embark on sensitisation of rural dwellers
Kaduna State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, is to embark on community outreach campaigns in rural areas, the Director, Dr…
Vietnam spots over 100,000 tuberculosis patients annually
Vietnam spots 105,000 to 106,000 tuberculosis (TB) patients each year, and it aims to eliminate the disease by 2030, the…
Injury kills more than HIV, TB, Malaria combined — Pharmacist
A Pharmacists, Lanre Alege, says an injury is a trauma that kills more people every year than Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV),…
Tuberculosis: Nigeria, health partners to treat 1.5m missing cases
Global health partners and implementers from 13 countries, including Nigeria, with a high burden of Tuberculosis (TB) have launched a…