Tuberculosis
14 Apr
As Nigeria continues to face economic downturn, health experts have called on Nigerians to engage in practices that will reduce the spread of tuberculosis in the country.
1 Apr
Despite being both preventable and curable, Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading infectious killer disease in the world and among the top 10 causes of death worldwide.
1 Apr
As part of activities to mark the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day, the Federal Government in partnership with Breakthrough Action Nigeria has embarked on free Tuberculosis (TB) screening, treatment and sensitisation in six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
27 Mar
The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis/Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA), Dr. Sani Muhammad Dambam, has warned against taking unprocessed cow milk, saying many cases have been reported from the practice. Dambam said this on Wednesday during the programme organised in collaboration with USAID Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria and other…
27 Mar
Over 149 patients have reportedly died of tuberculosis, also known as TB, while 7,000 others are infected with the deadly disease in Cross River State in the last two years.
26 Mar
Borno State Commissioner of Health, Prof Baba Gana, has tagged Tuberculosis (TB) as a ticking bomb that could infect 50,000 people in the 27 local councils.
7 Feb
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, says the country diagnosed over 300,000 tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2023, marking the first time in its history that such a high number is recorded.
14 Dec
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) have collaborated to rehabilitate and equip 10 Tuberculosis (TB) facilities across Nigeria to check the nation’s hourly 11 deaths from the disease.
30 Nov
The Federal government has stressed the need to deploy innovative solutions to tackle the high burden of Tuberculosis (TB) which poses a public health threat to the country.
31 Aug 2023
About 450,000 people are estimated to have drug-resistant TB globally.