Tag: Tuberculosis (TB)
UNGA 78: Nigeria, others approve declaration on ending TB by 2030
“Today, we have knowledge and tools they could only have dreamed of. We have political commitment. And we have an…
Why Nigeria should be at forefront of global efforts to eradicate TB – NTS
TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer after COVID-19. Globally about 1.6 million deaths occurred from TB alone as at…
WHO to accelerate development of vaccine for tuberculosis
The council would facilitate the licencing and use of effective novel TB vaccines by catalysing high-level alignment between funders, global…
Gov. Sanwo-Olu named Africa’s tuberculosis eradication champion
Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State was on Thursday named as Africa's tuberculosis eradication champion.
COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in decade – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said deaths from Tuberculosis (TB), one of the top infectious killers in the…
TB screening: Sanwo-Olu launches mobile chest x-ray vans
Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has launched three mobile chest X-ray vans to support Tuberculosis (TB)…
Buhari urges for int’l response on tuberculosis
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called on the international community to address tuberculosis (TB) epidemic.
Lawan cries to UN as Nigeria records highest tuberculosis rate
President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan has appealed to the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to…
TB: WHO holds 1st global ministerial confab
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will hold the first Global Ministerial Conference on Tuberculosis (TB) as part of…
WHO urges concerted efforts to fight TB in Africa
Dr Olu Olushayo, the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Rwanda, on Friday, called for concerted efforts in the fight…