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 state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Kabiru Getso, made the call on Tuesday at a press conference organised by the ministry to mark the World TB Day in Kano. Getso […]
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Kaduna records 4,023 new tuberculosis cases
A total of 4,023 new cases of tuberculosis were recorded across Kaduna State in 2018, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Paul Dogo, has said. Dogo, however, said at a news conference on Tuesday in Kaduna to mark the World Tuberculosis Day 87 per cent of the new cases were treated successfully. He attributed the […]
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Health minister, experts decry rising cases of Tuberculosis in Nigeria
Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, as well as local and international medical experts have expressed concern over rising cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria, especially among the country’s productive workforce.
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Tuberculosis spreading, becoming untreatable in Nigeria, experts warn
PSN commits to ending TB epidemic by 2030
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has pledged to ensure Nigerians with tuberculosis (TB) are provided proper pharmaceutical care with simplified medication for compliance and total cure of the epidemic before 2030. The pharmaceutical body said it is committed to achieving a TB free world through one of its technical group, the Association of Community […]
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WHO engages 12,000 community informants to find ‘missing TB cases’ in Nigeria
As Nigeria commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on 24 March 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) has engaged over 12,000 community informants to find ‘missing cases’ of TB in the country.
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‘Only 25% of Nigerians know much about TB’
TB Infection Rate In Nigeria At All Time High, Nigeria Has The Highest Number Of Tuberculosis Infection In Africa – NTBLCP
A TB Patient TB Infection Rate In Nigeria At All Time High, Nigeria Has The Highest Number Of Tuberculosis Infection In Africa – NTBLCP The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) department of the Federal Ministry of Health has said that Nigeria has the highest number of people infected
IHVN trains health workers on TB infection, control
Tuberculosis patient By Jessica OnyegbulaThe Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) on Thursday urged health workers to take adequate precaution when attending to patients to prevent transmission of Tuberculosis (TB). Dr Okpokoro Evaezi, the Research Manager, IHVN, made the call at a sensitisation training of health workers in Abuja. Evaezi said that the
New wonder drug for Tuberculosis hailed as game changer
Tuberculosis patients in India: a new drug bedaquiline, used along with other drugs, is being hailed as game changer A new treatment for a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis can cure 80 percent of sufferers, according to a trial hailed Monday as a “game changer” in the fight against the global killer.Doctors