UN at a session; calls for action against TB By Prudence Arobani /New York The UN has said no fewer than 1.6 million people are killed annually by tuberculosis(TB) and the disease would cost about one trillion dollars in economic loss by 2050. “Despite being curable and treatable, TB kills more than 1.6 million
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Nigeria needs N14.4b to control TB as 420 die daily
Fact check: Health minister quotes outdated WHO statistics on tuberculosis
A claim made by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, on tuberculosis infection in Nigeria has been faulted by a nongovernmental organisation that holds public figures accountable. The NGO, Africa Check, in a release on Wednesday, quoted the minister as saying sometime in March that “Nigeria ranks fourth among the 30 highest […] …
Tuberculosis: WHO official decries alleged sale of free drugs in Rivers
Dr Michael Jose, the National Professional Officer of World Health Organisation (WHO) in Nigeria, has decried the alleged sale of free Tuberculosis (TB) drugs to TB patients in Rivers.
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World Tuberculosis Day: Adewole decries low TB case finding in Nigeria
ABUJA – As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate World’s Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Saturday, Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has decried the country’s low TB case finding for both adult and children.
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World Tuberculosis Day: Adewole decries low TB cases finding in Nigeria
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark World’s Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Saturday, Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has decried the country’s low TB cases finding for both adult and children.
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USAID, other stakeholders brainstorm on sustainable financing for TB programmes
ABUJA – The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, the World Health Organisation, WHO, and other stakeholders in the Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Partnership, on Tuesday, deliberated on ways to ensure increased financing to end TB scourge in Nigeria.
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WHO, USAID, others offer free tuberculosis screening, treatment to FCT residents
As part of ac tivities to commemorate this year’s World Tuberculosis Day, the World Health Organisation, WHO, United States Agency for International Development, USAID, the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, and the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control, Programme, NTBLCP, yesterday collaborated to offer free tuberculosis screening and treatment for residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
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